Cleaning Up Riot Aftermath
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I believe the lack of police response and the failure to deploy the National Guard was an orchestrated punishment by Gates and his Police Department. His apocalyptic message to Los Angeles: “Don’t mess with our methods or we will let these thugs run loose.”
DAVID WILCZYNSKI
Redondo Beach
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