"I've read Kerik's book and he has a background in organization, leadership positions and some intelligence background that would be ideal training a demoralized and poorly trained PD like Atlanta."
I am not disparaging his qualifications in any way, but on the ground, it is possible that a yankee Police Chief would not be a hit in atlanta (i.e. deep south)
It's a good question and maybe Atlanta's culture is different enough from what I've found in S.C.
We moved from CT 7 years ago and were astounded at how well the races get along here. Better than up north, which my northern friends refuse to believe.
But there is a gentleness that I see with how the races treat each other here. But perhaps it's not like that in the bigger cities like Atlanta. We're in a small town.