LAPD Accused of Unprovoked Attack at Vigil

[Lori Price CLG]

LAPD Accused of Unprovoked Attack at Vigil

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa promised an investigation Friday into claims that a Nation of Islam minister was beaten by Los Angeles police during a vigil for a shooting victim.

Supporters of Tony Muhammad, western regional director of the Nation of Islam, are calling for tougher scrutiny of a police department that has repeatedly faced allegations of using excessive force.

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Lori Price

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. The feds will contnie to have fun with LAPD I see

Rolls eyes

[sam sarrha]

2. "repeatedly..."... how about CONSTANTLY for DECADES..!!!!

[Lori Price CLG]

3. LOL! How about, "since its inception..." n/t

[kestrel91316]

4. That's our LAPD for ya. They are nothing if not consistent.

[wli]

5. they might as well give up the pretense and admit to being Klansmen n/t

[Lori Price CLG]

11. Yup. I think they view the KKK as a manpower resource. n/t

[jobycom]

6. Did they plant any evidence this time?

Send anyone to jail on made up charges and faked evidence?

[Voltaire99]

7. Nation's worst psychopaths in uniform? (nt)

[saigon68]

8. They are practicing for a parade here

They must discipline "those darkies"

[Carmerian]

9. "BANG! BANG! Stop, or we'll shoot!"

I loved that old Saturday Night Live skit about the LAPD. It's as fresh as today's headlines!

[Barkley]

10. Welcome to L.A. where we treat you like a (Rodney) King

L.A.'s been through several police reforms and the problem of excessive force is still there.

[msongs]

12. umm the claim could be false...but dont let that stop you from

piling on. not that innocent til proven guilty is a concept some DUers
cannot grasp. and the nation of islam is an unimpeachable source, correct?

Maybe you could wait and see the details as they reach a conclusion and hold your fire until it is proven to be necessary.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

PS - the LAPD could be at fault here, but how bout eliminating the knee jerk automatic reaction?

[Tomee450]

13. How absurd to

believe that a police department with a well known history of police brutality should be given the benefit of the doubt. The LAPD has been brutal towards African Americans for decades. They have framed blacks and sent them to jail for crimes they never committed. They have also beaten and murdered not only blacks but latinos as well. With that kind of history I don't think it's a knee jerk reaction to believe the police might be guilty in this case. For years, many LA policemen were people who moved to California from the south and brought their racial prejudices with them.