4 California police officers arrested for boot camp abuse

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

August 5, 2015

4 California police officers arrested for boot camp abuse

The Associated Press

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. —

Four Southern California police officers were arrested on suspicion of child cruelty for allegedly abusing more than a dozen boys and girls at a boot camp, authorities said Wednesday.

Huntington Park officers Marissa Larios, 36, and Patrick Nijland, 47, and South Gate officers Carlos Gomez-Marquez, 31, and Edgar Gomez, 35, were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, said a statement from the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office.

Each officer was released after posting $20,000 bail, sheriff's spokesman Tony Cipolla said.

The four were drill instructors at a weeklong boot camp for troubled youth that was held in May at the National Guard base in San Luis Obispo, a coastal community about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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[me b zola]

1. Sick

However, after the most recent camp, parents said their children reported being slapped, kicked, stomped and beaten bloody at times. One boy returned home with a fractured hand.

The injuries included "bruising to the face, bruised ribs, a lot of abrasions," he said. "I think generally roughed up would be a good description."



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[elias49]

2. Spare the rod...??

Bullies love to bully.
So pathetic.

[Unknown Beatle]

3. Where do they find these people.

Is it a prerequisite that to become a police officer, you have to lack empathy?