un-official site: OC Register continues attack on CA's peace ...

"At the time, you could be forced to take a polygraph examination, forced to do anything (or lose your job)," said Ron Cottingham, president of the Peace Officers Research Association of California. In essence, the law prevents police .... California's decades-long obsession with public safety has tied the hands of budget-makers who want to spend more on education and social services â€" and has given power, influence and wealth to the state's law enforcement community. ...