[Freedom4US]

LAPD was at one time considered the premier police agency in the world, well respected and indeed foreign countries sent their representatives there to study and emulate LAPD.

What do you suppose happened? "Community Activists" like to point fingers at the police, but I'm smart enough to realize that the citizens of LA are not angels.

[SSN558]

What do you suppose happened?

The same thing that happened to the CA corrections officers association. They became a powerful special interest group in a state that reaks of political coruption. I have no axe to grind with the CA correction officers, some of them are my ex students or old neighborhood friends. That's where I heard this stuff from.

[HadEnough]

"What do you suppose happened? "

Daryle Gates wrote an autobiography entitled "Chief", a very interesting read.

Gates' historical timeline describes the huge change in LA demographics from 1960 to 1990. In addition, the City Council and police oversite commision got loaded down with Marxists and race pimps who took every opportunity to blame the police for the moral and social filth of the community.

A major player in LA city politics (1960 - 1990) was none other than Clinton's Secretary of State, Warren Christopher. That provides some insight as to why the city of LA was wallowing in corruption.