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jecfof serious threats to my life.
My family .has been threatened
and I would like to know if'I am
going to continue any kind of security
or be provided any kind of
security by the police department
during that period of time?"
The transcript also shows that
Garcia refused to say what the
charges were against Gat~.
· "From our standpoint, we
: 'have initiated a series of charges
for the purpose of discipline
~gainst the chief,'' Garcia told
Gates' attorneys. "Bur that there
are facts and circumstances
which lead us to conclude that an
investigatiqn is warranted without
knowing what the outcome of
that investigation would be. And
it's as likely as anything that
there might be nothing that results
in terms of immediate discipline
against the chief."
A tense moment occurred between
Gates and Lomax, who
·challenged an assertion by the
chief that only Garcia car.ed
whether Gates would be embarrassed
by the furlou~. . ·
r; ·"This commission is interested
in minimizing embarrassment
and harm to you," Lomax said.
"And I want to say that .I share
his (Garcia's) concerns ap.d his
views and am interested in this
commission being as sensitive to
those concerns as possible." ·
That drew a sharp response
from Gates.
" .• : Commissioner Lomax, -I
don't share your views at all,"
Gates said. "I think you have
been part of the problem. I think
your comments right from the
very b!!ginning before you were a
part of this organization, this suggested
that there wo~ld be trouble.
You made comments which
you said you didn't make, but I
have heard those repeated. I
heard them as early as last night
and I think this action coming
from you is punitive."