“This doesn’t build public trust. Where is the evidence?” said Jeff Wenninger, a former Los Angeles Police lieutenant who oversaw use of force investigations.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.A newly released report from the California Highway Patrol asserts that its officers acted properly when firing nearly 60 rounds of “less lethal” rounds at pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA in early May, but it does not provide evidence to back up the claim.
“This doesn’t build public trust. Where is the evidence?” said Jeff Wenninger, a former Los Angeles Police Department lieutenant who oversaw use of force investigations. “They’re sharing their opinion on what happened but not explaining the rationale of how they got there.” Wenninger was one of two law enforcement experts who reviewed the footage for CalMatters. He said he didn’t see evidence of a threat to life or serious bodily injury, and criticized an officer for improperly firing a number of bean bag rounds in succession into a crowd. “Bag rounds are meant for a single target, used for an individual engaged in a violent act, not indiscriminately into a crowd,” he said.
Lorena Gonzalez, who as an assemblymember authored the 2021 bill that strictly restricted officers’ use of “less lethal” munitions, has called the police actions “a total training failure by CHP” in response to CalMatters’ reporting.
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