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Brian S. Bentley

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97: 79: 61: 125: 165:, Bentley graphically depicts his involvement in suspect beatings and describes in detail the gratification he and his partners received from their actions. Bentley says some officers are addicted to violence and can't stop on their own. One Time lets readers see first hand how police brutality is accepted and encouraged in law enforcement. "One Time" is an urban slang term for "the Police." 31: 173:
Bentley completed his probationary period at the West Los Angeles Division. He spent most of his career at Southwest Division. He was one of the few LAPD officers who lived in the division they patrolled. During eleven hours of interviewing, Internal Affairs
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advised Bentley that he would be fired and prosecuted if he admitted to witnessing corruption or misconduct by his coworkers. Bentley had no choice but to sign a statement and verbally deny all knowledge of police corruption in the LAPD.
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bodyguard and never worked at Rampart Division. He was not close friends with the officers involved in the scandal.
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Coincidentally, Bentley was a coworker and friend of convicted bank robber and Rampart police officer
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Bentley has defended Officer Kevin Gaines who was accused of corruption in the
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One Time: The Story of a South Central Los Angeles Police Officer
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Brian Bentley's oldest son is Jordan S. Bentley, the star of
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United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Department
sergeants
David Mack
Bank of America
Rafael Pérez
Rampart Division
Rampart Scandal
Russell Poole
Suge Knight's
Issa Rae
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Amazon book list for this author
"Brian Bentley, Ex-LAPD Officer, Says Cop Manifestos Not Unusual For Racism Victims"
LA Weekly
"Christopher Dorner Manifesto: Not only do I believe it, but I lived it"
Los Angeles Sentinel
"Former LAPD Officer calls for Frank Lyga investgation [sic] into Kevin Gaines killing"
"Ex-LAPD Cop On Dorner's Manifesto: 'Not Only Do I Believe It, But I Lived It'"
LAist
"Sifting through the ashes: 20 years since the LA Riots"
KPCC
Promotional page for the book
Bentley article on Streetgangs.com
Website dedicated to LAPD authors
Brian S. Bentley's Youtube Channel

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