JonIrenicus
04-18-2010, 05:46 AM
Shocking, according to the la times, he was a disaster.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gates17-2010apr17,0,3463177.story
And yet for all that acid and bile spraying from every section of the la times about Gates, I remember a visit he paid not too long ago to honor a swat member who died in the line of duty.
Mayor Villaraigosa was there, as was Chief Bratton, the audience a sea of lapd officers. When Bratton mentioned Gates, unlike the other men before him, there was a deafening standing ovation and show of respect from the officers.
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/lapd-chief-daryl-gates.html
Why such a disconnect?
Not just white officers, plenty of black officers lauded him and respected him and his efforts, why such discontinuity?
I was just a kid during the whole Rodney King events and la riots, so my memory is murky and have little to no memories of Gates tenure. But with such discordant views of the man, something has to be off. So who is more correct, the likes of la times and the ACLU, or current and former officers who served under him, of all colors?
I suspect the officers opinion on the matter will not weigh heavily here, but explain why.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gates17-2010apr17,0,3463177.story
And yet for all that acid and bile spraying from every section of the la times about Gates, I remember a visit he paid not too long ago to honor a swat member who died in the line of duty.
Mayor Villaraigosa was there, as was Chief Bratton, the audience a sea of lapd officers. When Bratton mentioned Gates, unlike the other men before him, there was a deafening standing ovation and show of respect from the officers.
http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/lapd-chief-daryl-gates.html
Why such a disconnect?
Not just white officers, plenty of black officers lauded him and respected him and his efforts, why such discontinuity?
I was just a kid during the whole Rodney King events and la riots, so my memory is murky and have little to no memories of Gates tenure. But with such discordant views of the man, something has to be off. So who is more correct, the likes of la times and the ACLU, or current and former officers who served under him, of all colors?
I suspect the officers opinion on the matter will not weigh heavily here, but explain why.