After business crashed after the riots, I needed a job. We were broke. I put my name in many hats, and someone suggested the LAPD. I prayed for all the other jobs to call me first, but none of them did. The only one that called was the LAPD. Senior Officer Deon Joseph More Quotes by Senior Officer Deon Joseph More Quotes From Senior Officer Deon Joseph My favorite rap groups were NWA and Public Enemy, yes FTP (an Acronym for f*** the police) was playing on my tape deck when I'm driving my Nissan Sentra back in the day. Senior Officer Deon Joseph us-news When I first got there, it was horrible -- you'd have people walking into the station with their intestines hanging out, arms broken backward, black eyes, and they didn't want a police report, they just wanted to hide from their attackers. Senior Officer Deon Joseph top-news It's a human tragedy. Senior Officer Deon Joseph top-news I don't care if I'm talking to the President. If someone out here is talking to me, I have to respond because they have been ignored by society for too long. That wont' be me. Senior Officer Deon Joseph top-news It is a predators' paradise. They are attracted to this place. They often target the mentally ill, some of whom are nonverbal, others who believe they are Santa Claus and no one is going to believe a word they say. Senior Officer Deon Joseph top-news