LA Sheriff Having a Hard Time Firing Liars

Jim McDonnell, LA County's new sheriff, thinks that deputies who lie on official reports should be terminated for cause. For example, there's Daniel Genao, who wrote that there was a gun in a suspect's waistband when it was actually behind a nearby planter. You'd think it would be hard to argue against firing folks like this. But you'd be wrong: To fully implement his strict regime, McDonnell must contend with the Civil Service Commission, a five-member body appointed by the L.A. County Board of...