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Articles written by George Hofstetter


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  • If Caster Semenya Is Female, Then So Is Bruce Jenner

    George Hofstetter, Observer Staff|Aug 19, 2016

    Those who know me know that I am not afraid to say the emperor has no clothes, there is an elephant in the room, and it's time to call a spade a spade. Whatever Intersex athlete Caster Semenya's True story maybe, it is unfair to make other women compete against her in events such as the Olympic 800 meters. First of all why do we have separate athletic events for men and women anyway? It's because of the presence of testosterone lands on advantage to men in building muscle mass. This is a known...

  • LA Times "Misguided Tirade" Against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

    George Hofstetter, Assn for LA Deputy Sheriffs|Aug 15, 2016

    One has to wonder whether the adults in charge of the LA Times Editorial Board were part of the recent mass exodus from the Times. The question is raised because of a most recent rambling editorial concerning the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, demonstrating yet again the Times antipathy towards law enforcement. In an editorial ostensibly concerning a delay in the Board of Supervisor's implementation of a "Civilian Oversight Commission", the Times took a bizarre turn and pontificated about...

  • Baca's Potential Sentence Is a Slap On the Wrist but Allows Us to Move On

    George Hofstetter|May 13, 2016

    Although some may claim justice was achieved when former Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded guilty in February to lying to FBI agents and federal prosecutors investigating inmate abuse at the Men's Central Jail, in reality, he received a slap on the wrist. In fact, former disgraced Sheriff Baca may serve no time at all when he is formally sentenced by U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson on May 16. We don't celebrate the day that the person the voters elected to lead our department is convicted of a...