Tom Bradley, LA’s black mayor, made the LAPD stand down during the LA riots, much like David Dinkins made the NYPD stand down during the Crown Heights riots. Under anyone other than these mayors, those disturbances could have been nipped in the bud.
I clearly remember Tom Bradley standing in front of the microphones with Maxine Waters inside the AME church and saying:
“No justice. No peace”. Then all Hell broke loose-—AGAIN.
Bradley should have been indicted on inciting a riot charges.