Just once can we please have a self-effacing police gang? I want the "Smooth Criminals" or something. Stop trying to be the most badass and have some fun with it!
The coolest possible use of a regulator is maybe scuba diving?
I suspect this is a different group.
I think you are correct. You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean.
https://knock-la.com/lasd-gang-regulators-shooting-zabala/
> Jason Zabala, an inked Regulator, is responsible for the deaths of at least two people and cost the County $4 million.
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> In October 2011, an on-duty Zabala ran a red light and was involved in a collision. Sonya Benton, 49, was inside the other car. The impact gravely injured her spine, causing long-term damage and prompting a fusion surgery. At the beginning of the case, the County’s counsel asserted that Benton’s injuries weren’t serious and the surgery wasn’t necessary. The case settled for $80,000 before trial. Taxpayers picked up the bill for her award and everyone’s attorney fees. Zabala remained a deputy.
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> The deputies later claimed Laffitte had a gun. However, Zabala said in his deposition that he never saw a weapon on Laffitte. A handgun was recovered from the scene, but it tested negative for Laffitte’s DNA, according to court documents. The testing did conclude, however, that at least two other individuals handled the gun. Shortly after the incident, Cotton said in a press conference, “I want revenge for my brother’s death. There will be no justice in Los Angeles until my brother’s murderers go to prison… I want them jailed for killing my brother and brutalizing my family.”
> That didn’t happen. Laffitte’s family settled the case for $1,500,000 before it went to trial. Taxpayers, of course, footed the bill. But the deputies who killed Terry Laffitte were never charged, and it does not appear they were disciplined. It appears as if Barrios was still a member of the department as recently as 2019. Horrifyingly, Zabala went on to kill another man in front of his family.
A sibling comment mentions the 2018 film Den of Thieves - that's the Regulators. Their tattoo's even on screen.
Probably named after a previous gang: