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In the past, Gates has sparked public
outrage when he said black suspects may
die from police chokeholds because they
do not breath like "normal people," that
Hispanic officers may be '~lazy," and
that casual drug users should be summarily
shot. He also has ridiculed federal
juries for awarding monetary damages
to victims of police abuse.
The cityhas paid $10 million in such
awards in the past year, and King is
expected to file a multimillion-dollar
lawsuit.
Gates said after Thursday's commission
hearing that "there's no cause to
flre me," adding "I resent the implication
that I am somehow a racist. I have
always resented that. I am not."
The chief also said he welcomed the
Thornburgh-ordered review. "Bring on
his investigators," Gates said. "Take a
look. We've very proud of what we have
done."
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Contributing to this article were Copley
News Seroice writers Norma Meyer
and Gale HoUand.
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