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~ . Los Angeles Police Chief
. Daryl Gates almost never is at
\a loss for words. Wednesday,
he didn't have much to say.
Not about the verdict in the
Rodney King taped-beating tri­
. al. Not about King, not about
the four officers involved, not
,about the consequences of
~ their stunning acquittal.
t He neither rejoiced nor complained
about the outcome in a
:. case that tarnished his depart­
,.ment, sullied his reputation
: ~d forced his resignation.
1 "I don't think there are ~Y
· winners at all. I don't think anyfone
was vindicated," Gates-told
;.reporters after the verdict
1 He once diSmissed the videotape
of the King beating as an
. "ab_erration,'~ and defiantly defended
his department and hisleadership.
Wednesday, he
said he hoped the ~air was
over for good. .
. "I hope this department can
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Date: 'ffiURS., 4/30/92
Edition: FRONT SECI'ION, PAGE 3
POLICE CHIEF GATES:
'NO WINNERS' IN KING CASE
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be corrected, will be corrected City Councilman Michael Woo, blind the world to what we saw
in the future," he said. . a leading