The LAPD hired Sandow Birk to create a mural for the Hollenbeck police station

And they seem to be surprised that the result was a mural featuring less than complimentary images of the area:

"This one lady has clothes drying on bushes," said Vera Del Pozo, 56. "I've seen that in Mexico. Not here."

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The Los Angeles Police Department isn't thrilled about the mural either. In one scene, deep in the background of the mural, an officer stands behind a man next to a catering truck. The man's hands are raised above his head.

"Maybe they're asking him questions, and they're going to let him go," the artist said sheepishly.

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Birk, 45, said he was stunned that he was even picked to do the large mural, mostly because he had expressed such a dim view of the LAPD -- both in his paintings and when he was interviewed by a city panel.

You can see some photos of the mural here. I'm a fan and this bookis one of my favorite possessions, but man I hope whoever was dumb enough to hire him for that job gets fired.