Jamiel’s Law? Voter Initiative Would Repeal LA’s Special Order 40

The L.A. Times reports on the latest ominous development out of a tragedy in the Los Angeles area:

“Supporters of a proposed Los Angeles voter initiative that would allow police to arrest illegal-immigrant gang members solely for being in the country illegally said they collected enough petition signatures before Friday’s deadline to qualify the measure for the May ballot. . . . Jamiel’s Law, as it is known, is named after 17-year-old Los Angeles High School football player Jamiel Shaw II, who was gunned down in March allegedly by a reputed gang member who was in the country illegally. The measure would modify the Los Angeles Police Department’s Special Order 40, which prohibits officers from initiating contact with individuals for the sole purpose of determining whether they are illegal immigrants.”

UPDATE  Election officials on December 12 announced that supporters of the initiative failed to submit the requisite number of signatires to get the measure on the ballot.

KJ