Justice?

Today's jury verdict in the De La Paz trial left many to question who is being served by justice in Dallas, Texas. At this point, it certainly isn't the victims caught up in the fake drug scandal.

I'm guessing, but I look for the Dallas County District Attorney to make an interesting announcement on the Dallas Police Department's Fake Drug Scandal next week.

Dallas taxpayers will soon pay millions of their hard earned tax dollars for lawsuits related to dozens of wrongful arrests. Before anyone goes back to work, the smart thing to do is initiate an outside, independent investigation into this matter that will bring to light just how we got to this situation in the first place.

Informant money was paid in amounts far above the norm during the fake drug scandal from what I hear.

	Who approved these outrageous payments?

	Did they follow policy?

	Is there departmental policy that dictates how much an informant is paid?

	Is there departmental policy that dictates what steps are taken when informant money is paid?

	Who signs out for this money?

Other than a few, why have we not heard a whisper from anyone within Dallas's Hispanic leadership on this issue? For that matter, are any current Hispanic Dallas City Council Members going to call for an outside, independent investigation on the Dallas Police Department's Fake Drug Scandal?

So far, I've only heard Mayor Miller call for an investigation of this type to be conducted. Press releases are a start, but now it is time for Dallas' Hispanic leadership to take a unified stand on this issue. There are plenty of Hispanic leadership badges out there.

We have the National LULAC President, several local LULAC Presidents and a few Hispanic state and local elected officials who live in Dallas County.

We also have a whole bunch of High-spanics who always trip over themselves to get in front of a camera, but they're nowhere to be found now that things are hot in the kitchen .

This is not an issue affecting only the Hispanic community. It affects every person who lives and works in the City of Dallas.

We need all council members -- White, Black and Brown -- to demand accountability so we can again begin to trust the police department. Where are the voices of those who believe in justice regardless of race, religion, nationality or ethnicity?

The silence is deafening. How sad for us all...