Ysabel Jurado raps at community meeting: ‘F— the Police,’ sparking anger from police union

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In a statement Monday, Jurado defended her comments, saying she quoted a lyric from a song that’s been “part of a larger conversation on system injustice and police accountability for decades.”

Tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, a candidate in the 14th L.A. City Council District race, on Monday, Oct. 21, drew the ire of the union representing the Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file for saying “F – the police” at a recent meeting with college students.

During the meeting with students at Cal State Los Angeles, an individual who identified himself as a resident of the district asked Jurado her thoughts on police spending. Jurado used that phrase in her response, noting it was a lyric from a song.

The exchange was recorded and later posted online by the Westside Current news site.

In a statement Monday, Jurado defended her comments, saying she quoted a lyric from a song that’s been “part of a larger conversation on system injustice and police accountability for decades.” Juardo added that she is committed to public safety.

But the remark drew criticism from the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers.

“‘F – the police, that’s how I see them,” the police union stated, quoting Jurado. “Ysabel Jurado revealed her true colors on how she views police officers who protect the residents of Los Angeles. She’s made it clear that she will jeopardize public safety for failed social experiments by pulling police off of crimes like retail thefts, car thefts, smash-and-grab robberies, hate crimes, and more.”

Councilmember Kevin de León, who is seeking reelection to serve as the representative for the 14th District, called Juardo’s comments as “simply disrespectful.”

“I stand where I’ve always stood, 100% behind our frontline officers who go out every day risking their lives to protect Angelenos across the city,” de León said in a statement.

It is unclear who made the recording, which was first reported by the Westside Current. Jurado confirmed to The Times that the remarks were hers and that the exchange took place at Cal State L.A., where she spoke to students last week.

In a statement, Jurado downplayed her use of the F-word, saying “it was just a lyric.”

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