Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced the launch of a comprehensive study into tattoos and their relation to deputy subgroups in the law enforcement department on Thursday, July 26, at a meeting of the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission.
The announcement followed recent news coverage regarding a tattoo of a skeleton holding a rifle allegedly shared by some of the deputies stationed in Compton, located near Los Angeles. One of the deputies, who was accused of a racially motivated shooting, said in a recent deposition that 10 to 20 deputies shared the tattoo.
