Good article.
“ordering a crackdown on “mashers” and “indiscriminate makers of goo-goo eyes” harassing ladies on the streets. In the latter cases, the L.A. Record reported, his orders implied that “it may be necessary for an ambulance to bring in the offender.” Looking forward, Hammel replaced a horse-drawn patrol wagon with an electric model, capable of 20 miles per hour, and doubling as an ambulance. He also urged upgrades to the receiving hospital—the city’s only emergency facility—which operated under LAPD’s umbrella.”
Was there a judge who would rule that they must use the pronouns desired by the offender and that he/she be incarcerated in a facility that matched their perceived gender? Were they concerned with offending or being perceived as racist, misogynistic, homophobic, or islamophobic? Was it demanded that violent offenders be given a court date and released on their own recognizance? Things were different then. In ways, better.
Thanks for posting! I love stories of the old west.
It’s amazing Hammel’s BIL made him a special deputy at age 20 to go track down Melcado Garcia, a notorious “horse-thief and desperado,”
Who would send a green, inexperienced kid to do that?
30 miles away at San Fernando.
Odd that it takes the same amount of time on horseback to travel 30 miles way back then in 18885 as it does today by car on a freeway in 2024... : )