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<strong>The</strong> ACLU also released a re-·<br />

. port, compiled by staff in New ·<br />

· York .and Washington, outlining<br />

allegations of police brutality<br />

throughout the nation. <strong>The</strong> report<br />

. said the get-tpugh rhetoric of the .<br />

"war on drugs" and the "war on<br />

crime"• encourages police to become<br />

overly forceful "soldiers" in<br />

their communities. ·<br />

Ramona Ripston, executive director<br />

of the ACLu· of Southern<br />

California, applauded Bradley's call<br />

for the chief's resignation.<br />

"That is certainly something this<br />

community wants," she said. "It's a<br />

beginning point, but no one should<br />

think that all the problems of the<br />

department will be solved when ·<br />

Gates goes. Starting with new,<br />

fresh leadership is the wayto go."<br />

A recently formed group called<br />

Citizens in Support of the Chief of<br />

Police presented the Police Commission<br />

with 13,000 signatures of<br />

people who ~ilpport Gates and<br />

want him to remain as chief.<br />

Times staff writers Leslie Berger,<br />

Glenn F. Bunting, John Kendall, John L.<br />

Mitchell, James Rainey and Sheryl<br />

Stolberg contributed to this story.<br />

_Mayor Tom Bradley ·calls~ on Police Chief Daryl F. Gates to resign.

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