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MON, APRIL 1, 1991
RONT SECTION, PAGE 17
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AD: TO THE PEOPLE OF
LOS ANGELES
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Who was EUlia :tove? I?avid Kubley? P.aul Vema? Rodney King? O.J. Bryant? Gary Murikami?
Tma Kerbrat? Danny Pratt? Most people will remember Eulia Love and, of course, Rodney King, the
su~ject'9f th~_much-vjewed Videotape of his arrest. , · · · ·
· .. Ther:e "X~a~d~ ofpro~ting, picketing~ politicalrlletoric_andnewscoverageovertheshooting
death'ofEulia·~ve, as there~ now ovet the force used against Rodney King. Where was this outcry for
the c~ps killed protecting yoti7 People will not even remember who they were, even though they died
for you. 'J;bere was no picketing in front of Parker Center. There were no special hearings by .the City
Council or the. Police (X>mmission. There w~re no community leaders or ACLU attorneys demanding
that officers beprovidedrrioreprotectionorconcemedaboutwhyithappened. Where were the protesters?
Where was theit outrage? ' . .
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ADd, just as importantly, the police officers of this City did not picket or demonstrate in various
communities ~o protest theXailure of those community leaders or parents or peers to adequately control
those in th~ir environment who committed such heinous crimes. We don't blame communities or a class
or group of peOple for the acts committed by individuals because we know everyone is responsible for
his or her own actions. Those who attempt to blame an entire group are playing a fool's game and trying
to dupe the public.
We are governed by law, and it is an insult to see some public figures and attorneys who demand that
the laws be adhered to, now tum toward mob rule to foster their own political cause.
Archbishop Roger Mahony, at the funeral of Officer Tina Kerbrat said to the gathering of 4,000 law
enforcement officers present,. "We owe you an apology for not doing our job by allowing people to
commit vicious crimes against you. We ask you to please forgive us." We do! We forgive because we
understand human frailties and imperfections in others as we do in ourselves. qn "" ~~~
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