"It's unconscionable that they would do that to a compliant man"

"The department should never be allowed to investigate this misconduct. They should not be allowed to investigate themselves. There needs to be some oversight here," Southers said. "I think they deserve an investigation and the outcome should be discipline, up to and including termination." Southers is the director of the Safe Communities Institute at the University of Southern California, where the LEWIS (Law Enforcement Work Inquiry System) Registry is being developed. "It's unconscionable that they would do that to a compliant man who was serving his country in uniform. There's just no excuse for that," he added. "They just ruined his life. They have no idea. Army Lieutenant or not, they have no idea what it's like to go through that kind of experience."