Chief Charlie Beck returns for his monthly AirTalk check-in. Today, he weighs in on a multitude of issues including a new CA bill redefining "deadly force," muting body cam microphones and the spike in pedestrian deaths. We also dive into the racially charged incident that occurred at a Philadelphia Starbucks; Barbara Bush's passing; and more.
Starbucks is closing 8,000 stores for discrimination training. So how do you determine implicit bias in the workplace?
Starbucks is closing some 8,000 of its locations in May for implicit bias training, after a store manager in Philadelphia called the cops that led to the arrests of two black men.
The coffee giant is widely criticized for what happened. This morning, the company’s executive chairman Howard Schultz appeared on CBS This Morning for a sit down with co-host Gayle King. Schultz told King in the interview that the store manager at the center of the controversy has “left the company.”
“I think you have to say in looking at the tape that she demonstrated her own level of unconscious bias,” Schultz went on to say. “And in looking at the tape, you ask yourself whether or not that was racial profiling.”
How is implicit bias determined from a human resource standpoint?
Guest:
Sue Bendavid, chair of the employment law department and attorney at Lewitt Hackman in Los Angeles; the firm represents companies and employers
Chief Beck on the CA bills seeking to change use-of-force standards and increase access to officer misconduct-related records
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck joins Larry Mantle for his monthly check-in. Topics discussed include:
- Protocol when officers are called to remove someone from a business, like the incident at the Philadelphia Starbucks
- The California bill that would change the long-standing definition of when an officer can use deadly force
- The California bill that would allow the public access to police records regarding investigations into officer misconduct like use-of-force or on-the-job sexual assault
- D.A. Jackey Lacey’s controversial decision not to bring criminal charges against the LAPD officer who shot Brendon Glenn, after Beck called for him to be prosecuted
- The LAPD’s policy on muting body cam microphones after the Sacramento shooting
- A jump in L.A. pedestrian deaths in 2017
- The increase in hate crimes within the city of L.A. during 2017
- The ever-present danger of L.A. street races
- The federal judge ruling preventing the LAPD from enforcing gang injunctions and what the transition has been like – plus, Trump’s criticism that California isn’t doing enough
Guest:
Charlie Beck, chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department; his last day as chief will be June 27, 2018, his 65th birthday
Remembering Barbara Bush, and how other first ladies define their role
Barbara Bush, the former US first lady died on Tuesday at the age of 92.
The cause of her death wasn't immediately known.
Bush, who passed away after a series of hospitalizations, is known for being a fierce champion of literacy. She was the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected as president, after Abigail Adams.
Bush once wrote how she “had the best job in America." and in her 1994 memoir, Bush described her days at the White House as “interesting, rewarding and sometimes just plain fun.” We take a look at Bush’s legacy as First Lady, and how the role has evolved through the years.
Guest:
Stacy Cordery, first ladies historian, bibliographer for the National First Ladies Library and professor of history at Iowa State University; her latest book is "Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts" (Penguin Books, 2013) and she tweets
Catherine Allgor, first ladies historian and president of the Massachusetts Historical Society; she is the author of several books, including “Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government” (University of Virginia Press, 2000) and she tweets
How a Supreme Court case involving alleged stock fraud relates to the president’s power to fire Mueller
On the surface, a Supreme Court case involving the Securities and Exchange Commission would likely only pique the interest of financial junkies and the most die-hard court-watchers.
One such case currently before the high court appears to deal with stock fraud, but could expand into answering a question that’s been permeating through the country: does President Trump have the authority to fire White House special counsel Robert Mueller?
Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission looks at whether SEC administrative law judges (ALJs), who function as hearing officers within the SEC and other government agencies when a person or company is accused of violating antifraud laws, are “officers” and therefore subject to firing by the president, or are simply “employees,” which would prevent the president from firing them.
So, where do President Trump and Bob Mueller fit into all this? Lawyers for the Trump administration say that Mueller falls under the appointments clause’s definition of an “officer,” and President Trump has the authority to fire Mueller if he wants to do so. Others argue that Mueller was appointed on rules stating he can only be removed for “misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause,” therefore only deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein would have the power to fire him.
So which is it? Officer or employee? Larry consults legal experts to dig into the matter.
Guests:
Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, which filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioner in this case; editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review; he tweets
Peter Shane, expert in administrative law and separation of powers; law professor at Ohio State University; his book on the separation of powers is "Madison’s Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy" (2009, University of Chicago Press)
War of words: The rivalry between American and British English
For Americans, the British accent can sound either sexy or snobby. To the British, Americans are ruining the English language. Why the love-hate relationship?
One linguist has set out to unravel this sibling rivalry. Why the widespread British phobia of American words? How’d Americans even get from centre to center? And what keeps driving us further apart?
Professor Lynne Murphy, a New York native who now resides in England, details her observations on the English language in her new book, “The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English.” She’s used her longtime alter ego, Lynneguist, to blog about our intriguing separation by a common language.
Murphy speaks with Larry Mantle about her most amusing and insightful findings. Call us to weigh in with your questions and comments at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Lynne Murphy, linguistics professor at the University of Sussex in England and author of the book, “The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English” (Penguin Random House, 2018); she is also author of the blog, “Separated by a Common Language”; she tweets