Commentary: Let cops be cops, and nothing more
by Jamil Smith, Los Angeles Times
Feb 02, 2018
3 minutes
As the search begins for his replacement, some in Los Angeles are celebrating Charlie Beck's departure. The call for the Los Angeles police chief's removal had become a weekly refrain at the police commission meetings held every Tuesday morning. Despite his reformist reputation - he sought to protect immigrant communities and oversaw the completion of a consent decree imposed after the 2002 Rampart corruption scandal - the list of criticisms was long, particularly from people of color. So when Beck suddenly left his post on Jan. 19, more
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