A Question Of Funding

By James Rummel

Those of us interested in law enforcement issues have been following the story of a fake police force centered in California with interest. The story raises some questions I don’t think anyone has asked.

The details are that Brandon Kiel, an aide to the Attorney General of California, was arrested for parading around in a police uniform. This isn’t a crime in and of itself.

The crime was committed when he presented himself as the member of a fictional law enforcement agency, passing out business cards and directing people to a website. It seems the guy also used his work documentation, which identified Kiel as an employee of the California Department of Justice, in a fraudulent manner.

At least he didn’t claim to be the boss. That honor was reserved for David Henry, a guy who said he was the chief. It seems that he was so proud of his exalted position in the fake law enforcement agency that would take his kids out for dinner two or three times a week at a local restaurant while wearing a police uniform. The people who encountered him while he strutted around with …read more

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