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racism.
Clinton w imply a mpting to
core ome points t Sister Souljah'
nd Je Jac on' expense. This .
the kind of arrogant ttitude and
behavior which BI c people and
progre iv ve h d to endure
when there i the perception that
Black people and the progre iv
have no options or real po ere
As I uggested earlier, we bould·
remember that this is the same Bill
Clinton who was instrumental in
organizing the Democratic
Leadership Conference (DLC) a
moderate-conservative alternative to
Je se Jack on's brand of
liberal-progre ive politics.
Clinton bas repeatedly made it
clear that in hi Judgement the
Democratic Party ould be better off
without Jesse 1 n,
This i the same Bill Cinton who
maneuvered to block J e Jackson
from being invited to sp_eak t the
DLC Convention in Ceveland t
year.
The problem is that once again Chief
Gates has put his own personal
arrogance as a higher value above
the interests of a city already tom by
unprecedented racial strife and
injustice.
ONE OF THE manifestations of
contemporary racism in the United
States is the racist arrogance of
officials like Qlief Gates who acting
under the cover of the law breaks the
law to satisfy the hysteria of racial
hatred and prejudice.
No resident of Los �geles can
be treated ·fairly" by a police system
led by such an "unfair" and "bigoted"
police chief. Ga reportedly stated
to the Lo Angeles Times:
"I said 1 w going to retire at the
end of June and iny feeling is
now ..• Sere you, I'll retire w� I
want."
Is Gates the Chief "Bull" Connor
of the 1990's, not in Alabama, but in
the City of Angels? Can the nation
as a Whole afford to allow this pollee
Chief to put himself above the law
and everyone else? What do you
tbint tbe � of • Ie<mlt
remarks ill be on the ten of
tho of yo people in Los­
Angeles and in other urban cente
they contemplate the call for "law
BILL CLINTON WHO has
never been able to p a Civil Rights·
Bill in Arkans and he' hardllne
advocate of the death penalty.
Indeed., Bill Clntofl, in order to
demonstrate his macho,. tough on
crime postuJe, made a point of going
b ck to Arbn:ias recently to preside
over the execution of mentally
deficient African American
prisoner.
And e bave a Bill Clinton, the
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The IIcl�bbing of ju tic
in Lo Ang Ie
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and order"?
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley
aptly responded, "I think the people
have had enough of Daryle Gates
jerking them around." Ironically as
Gates was striking another blow to
the people of LA., a group of white
supremacist of the Nationalist
Movement based in Mississippi
were in California to show their
support for Gates and the police
officers who had "clubbed" Rodney
King. The threat to justice in Los
Angeles is a threat to justice
everywhere.
IT ALSO IS evident that Gates
doe not want the thousands of
young men who have joined one Qf
L.A' DOtOriO gangs to stop killing
each other. During the "rebellion" a
truce was declated between the
"Bloods" and tbe "Clips" and thus far
tbe hi toric truce has held. Yet, on
everal occesiors, the LA police
have disrupted "truce meetings"
between some of LA gangs. Why
do the police want these young
people to resume fratidde?
Something still fuDdame y
WIO in Los • tbIn
blame tbc vic of op ion and
rad m for their victimization, it .
important for acts of solidarity and
n,
Clinton, in I move clearly
c lcul ted to appe I to
moderate-co live hi e oie ,
mounted the podium t the Rainbow
confab and launcbed a vicio attack
on the young radical rap arti t S' ter
Souljah.
S· ter Souljah, hose outspoken
tance gainst racism and oppre ion
has made her a hero to young Bl ,
had ddIessed the Rainbow meeting
the previo evening. She w very
warmly received.
Dming the time of the rebellion in
Lo An ele si ter Souljah, h d
poignantly pointed out the double
standald involved in white America
being ppallc4 the Ittac of Black
gan membcll on hit in L.A,
while acceptlng the daily reality of
BI ganga tlllin& B lOutine
and normal.
Bill Clinton too exception to
Sister SoulJ 's penpectlve.
Im.medJately after his holt .Jesse
Hence the yare reduced t�
marching on the Democratic
Convention to beg Bill CiDton
listen to their grievances (Je e
Jack on's latest high profile
proposal).
IN THE FINAL analysis, �
who are perate for a De�t
will hold their nose and pull the lever
for lick Willie.
Even Jes e Jack on ill
eventually rhyme and chime and try
to sell Cinton thl time. "Oh tell
me why the caged bird singl. "
Ron DIIIIkls UTW!$ as PraiMIU
01 the Institute lor Commu1lity
OrgGllizDtion IINl Deve10pmellt in
Youngtown, Ohio. He may be
c01llOCtedat (216) 746-5747.
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The video sight last year of a
"gang" of Los Angeles police
officers mercilessly beating Rodney
.King is till fresh in the minds of
millions of persons throughout the
world. In the aftermath of the Los
Angeles "rebellion" in response to
the unjust verdict of "not guilty"
given to the police officers
responsible for the unjust beating,
the residents of Los Angeles are still
being threatened wi th new blows of
disrespect form Police Chief Daryle
F. Gates.
The latest blow to the system of
justice in Los Angeles w Oates'
announcement that the WI
reconsiderlDg the promise he had
publicly made to the LA Police
commission that he would retire at
the end of June 1992. This act by
Gates would serve as an attempt to
block and prevent the ci ty from
hiring its first African American
police chief.
In fact, former Philadelphia
Commissioner of Police, Chief
Willie L. Williams, is already in the
process of moving his family to Los
Anae to hopefully began wor
the LA Cbief of Po prior to
July 1, 1992-
We ould be the I t uggest
that Gates hould be treated unfairly.
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support to be made in the interest of
ensuring equal jmtice for all peoples.
. The justice system in Los
Angeles -continues to be "clubbed" .
by a ruthless police chief and police
officers who are agents of
institutionalized racism. When the
so-called Watts Riots (Rebellion) in
L.A. happened 27 years ago, the
McCone Commission was mandated
to investigate the ca tive factors
that led up to the rebellion.
Reviewing the McCone
Commi ion Report, one will find a
gluing absence of the recoption
that racism, racial exploitation and
physical abuse jointly have played
primary factors that fuel the igniting
of racial and social unrest in Los
Angel.� and. in the enttre nation.
But justice and truth will
ultimately prevail in Los Angeles
provided the people unite in a
common truggle for justice and
freedom. Neither "clubbinl" the
people nor "dubbiD&" the pursuit of
Will t top unbea ble
tory lhat will rest
til Justice aDd freedom are a
realization for every child on earth.
