It doesn't matter that much to me. I simply want to strong law and order guy in there that can reorginize the department in a manner that the rank and file will respect him and regain some stature from the community.
The LAPD has taken a real beating in the last decade.
Parks is representative of the almost totally worthless AAA Police Chiefs who now infest every corner of the country. (That stands for Affirmative Action AClymer) Political Police Correctness is now so bad that towns in Maine, where no Negroes reside, now hire search firms to find Black or Hispanic Police Chiefs. In all fairness, this can help them qualify for Federal Funds for new SWAT units, police cars, radios, and breathalyzers.
This trend also may be a good thing,too. The new Police Chief can always keep the new Affirmative Action AClymer School Superintendent company. God knows they'll both have plenty of free time for cultural bonding, as I have yet to hear of one of these dusky charlatans doing any meaningful work for their grossly inflated salaries, which always have to be paid for years afterward, when the town finally wises up and cans them.
Stop me if you've heard this before. Or rather, stop your town administrators.