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Jackson called King's beating ".a<br />

watershed moment in our nation's<br />

history," and compared the widely<br />

televised incident to such historic<br />

moments as the arrest of Rosa<br />

Parks, a key event in the civil<br />

rights movement.<br />

Police union officials said Friday<br />

they plan to organize mass gatherings<br />

of their members beginning<br />

. next week to decide on a course of<br />

action that will indicate their un- ·1<br />

happiness with Bradley and the<br />

commission for their action agajnst<br />

· Gates ..<br />

George Aliano, president of the<br />

~ 8,400-member Los Angeles Police<br />

Protective League, said the union<br />

"may well" organize an effort to<br />

recall Bradley. Other options range<br />

from a work slowdown to a "severe<br />

case of the Blue Flu," Aliano said,<br />

referring to a sickout. He said he<br />

would advise against any measures<br />

that would hurt the public.<br />

· Times staff writers Leslie Berger,<br />

James Rainey and Tracy Wood contrlb·<br />

trted to this story.<br />

•<br />

THE COUNCIL VOTES<br />

I. . Motion to invalidate "Police<br />

· ·commission's temporary remqval<br />

of Police Chief Daryl F.<br />

Gates, contingent on chief<br />

agreeing to waive any legal<br />

·actions against city.<br />

i · IN FAVOR: .<br />

"Richard Alatorre<br />

Ernani Bernardi<br />

Hal Bernson .<br />

Marvin Braude<br />

John Ferraro<br />

Joan M. F.lores<br />

Nate Holden<br />

JoyPicus<br />

.Joel Wachs<br />

Zex Yaroslavsky<br />

OPPOSED:<br />

I<br />

~ ..<br />

Robert Farrell<br />

Ruth Galanter<br />

Michael Woo<br />

Motion to provide Police<br />

Commission with $150,000 to<br />

retain independent counsel to<br />

assist in commission's investi-<br />

1 gatW,n of Police Departrnen. t.<br />

'·<br />

IN FAVOR:<br />

Richard Alatorre<br />

Marvin Braude<br />

Robert Farrell<br />

John Ferraro ·<br />

Joan M. Flores<br />

Ruth Galanter<br />

Nate Holden<br />

Michael Woo<br />

Zev Yaroslavsky<br />

OPPOSED:<br />

Ernani Bernardi<br />

Hal Bernson<br />

JoyPicus<br />

JoelWachs ·<br />

Daryl F. Gates addresses the "group Citizens in Supp_ort<br />

of the Chief of Police at a Studio City luncheon.<br />

At·left is GeorgeHolliday; who videotaped the po" ·<br />

lice beating of black motorist Rodney G. King. A24 '<br />

:.. .,~ ... "., ·.... t';... ' .

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