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<strong>The</strong> Numbers<br />

• Pollee beating: <strong>The</strong> Times has<br />

received 573 letters so far on the<br />

videotaped police beating tif Rodney<br />

King; 532 _letters were critical<br />

of the Los Angeles Police Department;<br />

41 letters reserved judgment<br />

about the incident or supported<br />

Police Chief Daryl F. Gates. ·<br />

• I would like to commend the nine "police<br />

-experts" who were able to condemn the<br />

Los Angeles Police Department and its<br />

chief for police brutality on the March 7<br />

Commentary page ..<br />

<strong>The</strong>y were able to draw their final<br />

conclusion regarding this 20-minute incident<br />

by viewing the last 2 minutes of it on<br />

videotape.<br />

HYME SCHAFFER<br />

Westminster<br />

• If I were driving the freeway at midnight<br />

and saw a Hyund!li speed past me at 115<br />

. m.p.h., I would rub my eyes, sh~ke my<br />

head and get a strong, black cup of coffee.<br />

LINDA M. GILMORE<br />

-Long Beach<br />

• It may be that some of his men have not<br />

served Chief Gates well! However, Chief<br />

Gates has served our community very<br />

well! He's earned our support!<br />

ELLEN ERICKSON<br />

. Santa Monica<br />

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