Posted on 04/16/2010 7:51:48 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, has died, the LAPD announced Friday. He was 83.
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R.I.P. Chief
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Agreed.
The scapegoat for the LA riots.
RIP, sir.
Off mic, he did not pull any punches, nothing PC about him!
R.I.P.
RIP Chief Gates.
Wasn’t he the guy that handed out concealed weapons permits only to celebrities and rich businessmen, and when called on it, basically said their lives were more valuable than all the rest of us peons?
In a PBS interview, when asked whether the local people in the minority areas expressed thanks to the police for their actions, he responded:
"Sure. The good people did all the time. But the community activists? No. Absolutely not. We were out there oppressing whatever the community had to be, whether it was blacks, or Hispanics. We were oppressing them. Nonsense. We're out there trying to save their communities, trying to upgrade the quality of life of people..."
I didn’t say that I agreed with him on EVERYTHING, I said he was a good guy.
RIP.
He fought a losing battle with the lefties, but he fought it well.
RIP.
He fought a losing battle with the lefties, but he fought it well.
Boy! We don’t have many like him (if any) but we sure could use them now. Sorry to hear of his death. I wouldn’t have believed he was 83. He had what it took to get the job done.
I followed his career and read his book years ago and truly had sympathy for the troubles he had trying to get his son back on track. I don’t think there was a phony bone in his body. We need more straight shooters!!!!!!
Yeah, right after Bradly got on TV and basically started it, inflamed it, and then justified it.
Do you have a citation for that?
Those who trample the Constitution ARE NOT GOOD GUYS!
R.I.P, Chief. (I did not realize Chief Gates was 83!)
After seeing his officers face LS’s biggest POS’s with all types of weaponry Each and EVERY day I am inclined to give Chief Gates and Officers like him the benefit of the doubt. While I will NEVER agree w/ him on RKBA I don’t think that was a vindictive and bad bone in his body.
Wasn’t he the guy that handed out concealed weapons permits only to celebrities and rich businessmen
....and I think it was worse that he instigated the Sanctuary City policy that has led to 200000 illegal gang members in LA!
He did do a good tactilcal job on crime and specialized units to fight the thugs, but he was gradually on board with the PC demands of the racial activists...
RIP
Did somebody say community activist?
RIP Chief, you did all that you could.
I’m shocked to learn that he was 83.
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