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10NAL WEDNESDAY. MARCH 13. 1991
TL 1
PlU
Members of Congressional Black Caucus meeting
yeiterday with William S. Sessions, center. Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, al>out police
brutality. With Mr. Sessions were, from left. Representatives Solomon P. Ortiz, John Conyers Jr.,
EUiolphus Towns and Mervyn M. Dymally.
U.S. Inquiry Sought in Police Beating
By DAVID JOHNSTON
Sprrul lo 1 tw Htm Voi» 1 imrt
WASHINGTON. March 12 - Outraged over the videotape! heating of »
suspect by the Los Angeles police last
week, members of the Congressional
Black Caucus asked the Justice Department today to conduct a wide-
ranging inquiry into police brutality tn
the city.
Representative John Conyers Jr. of
Michigan, a senior member of the caucus, said after a meeting with William
S. Sessions. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dial Mr. Sessions
was noncommittal about widening the
bureau's inquiry into the incident. A
spokesman for Attorney General Dick
Thornburgh said the Attorney General
would also meet with caucus members
to discuss the case.
There were these other developments today that grew out of the beating:
0.Representative Don Edwards, a
California Democrat who heads Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights announced hearings next week on police
brutality nationwide.
flThe Chief of Police in Los Angeles.
Daryl F. Gates, was urged to resign in
a full-page advertisement placed by
the American Civil Liberties Union in
The Lot Angeles Times. The ad Included a photograph of an officer
wielding a nightstick, with the headline, "Who do you call when the gang
wears blue uniforms?" The Chlefhas
said he will not resign.
*ln Federal District Court in Los Angeles, a man charged that he was
hogtied and beaten by Los Angeles officers when he was arrested on April 30,
1989. He la suing the city under Federal
civil rights statutes, charging false arrest and excessive force.
In promising hearings by his panel
on police brutality, Representative Edwards, called brutality "an epidemic."
Representative John Lewis, a Democrat of Georgia, said the behavior of
the police in Los Angeles was "symbolic of what Is happening around the
country." Although neither Mr. Lewis
nor Mr. Edwards provided details, police departments in cities like Miami
and Dallas and smaller cities have
faced charges of brutality.
'Absolutely Horrified'
Mr. Sessions declined to be interviewed about the meeting with the
black caucus or the F.B.I, investiga-
Is there a history
of violence
among the Los
Angeles police?
tlon. The bureau is seeking to learn
whether the Los Angeles police officers
involved in the beating on March 3 violated the suspect's civil rights, thus
warranting Federal charges.
Mr. Conyers, a Democrat, said he
was "absolutely horrified" by the episode, whichhe said differed from other
Incidents Of police misconduct in Los
Angeles add elsewhere only tn lhat It
happened to be videotaped by an amateur photographer who lived nearby.
The videotape was seen on national
television over the Cable News Network and other networks.
The lawmaker said Mr. Sessions told
the group that the F.B.I, was investigating die beating as an isolated incident. But, Mr. Conyers said, "We want
a systematic investigation of the history of violence by the Los Angeles Police Department."
The videotape shows more than a
do/en uniformed officers crowding
over a prone man, later identified as
Rodney Glen King, an unemployed construction worker, who the police said
had led them on a car chase. The tape
showed some officers repeatedly hitting him with their nightsticks and
kicking him in the head while others
stood by. Mr. King suffered a broken
leg and facial injuries.
Inquiries In Department and Out
Chief Gates said after the Incident
that he would seek felony charges
against the officers involved and that
all 15 officers who took part will face
departmental disciplinary charges.
The grand Jury convened in the case is
looking at the conduct of all IS, and il
held a second day of closed hearings today.
The Chief can be removed from office only for cause by the five-member
commission that appointed him.
'Not an Aberration'
After the beating, Chief Gates called
it an "aberration" In an otherwise well-
disciplined department. But today several members of Congress from the
Los Angeles area disputed that.
"lt certainly is not an aberration,"
said Representative Maxine Waters, a
Democrat. "This Is Ihe order of the day
In Los Angeles."
Mr. King is black, but Chief Gates
has insisted that race was not a factor
in the beating. Mr. King's lawyers have
said they do not intend to make race an
issue.
But several lawmakers said today
lhat the Incident had crystallized the
perception that the Police Department
of 8,300 officers often uses excessive
force against blacks. They said a broad
Federal Investigation was necessary
because the local authorities had been
unable to halt what they referrred to as
a "pattern of abuse" by the police.
Object Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD, 1978-1991 |
| Description | Newspaper clippings (Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Daily News, New York Times, Sentinel) and magazine articles (U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek) documenting Los Angeles Police Department misconduct under Chief Daryl F. Gates, 1978-1991, compiled by Irving Kessler and Lynn F. Kessler. Includes: Introduction, Contents, Excessive force, Rodney King, Mexican nationality, Civil rights, Property, Silence, Discrimination, Accountability, Gates intolerance, Recommendations. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1978/1991 |
| Creator |
Kessler, Irving, compiler Kessler, Lynn F., compiler |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles Times; L.A. Weekly; U.S. News & World Report; Los Angeles Daily News; New York Times; Newsweek; Sentinel |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA; Washington, DC, USA; New York, New York, USA |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Date issued | 1978/1991 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 368 p. |
| Format (aat) |
clippings (information artifacts) articles summaries |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Complaints, suggestions, and support |
| Box and folder | box 23, folders 7-9 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box23-07_09 |
Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD, 1978-1991, p. 155 |
| Format (imt) | image/tiff |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | 10NAL WEDNESDAY. MARCH 13. 1991 TL 1 PlU Members of Congressional Black Caucus meeting yeiterday with William S. Sessions, center. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, al>out police brutality. With Mr. Sessions were, from left. Representatives Solomon P. Ortiz, John Conyers Jr., EUiolphus Towns and Mervyn M. Dymally. U.S. Inquiry Sought in Police Beating By DAVID JOHNSTON Sprrul lo 1 tw Htm Voi» 1 imrt WASHINGTON. March 12 - Outraged over the videotape! heating of » suspect by the Los Angeles police last week, members of the Congressional Black Caucus asked the Justice Department today to conduct a wide- ranging inquiry into police brutality tn the city. Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, a senior member of the caucus, said after a meeting with William S. Sessions. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dial Mr. Sessions was noncommittal about widening the bureau's inquiry into the incident. A spokesman for Attorney General Dick Thornburgh said the Attorney General would also meet with caucus members to discuss the case. There were these other developments today that grew out of the beating: 0.Representative Don Edwards, a California Democrat who heads Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights announced hearings next week on police brutality nationwide. flThe Chief of Police in Los Angeles. Daryl F. Gates, was urged to resign in a full-page advertisement placed by the American Civil Liberties Union in The Lot Angeles Times. The ad Included a photograph of an officer wielding a nightstick, with the headline, "Who do you call when the gang wears blue uniforms?" The Chlefhas said he will not resign. *ln Federal District Court in Los Angeles, a man charged that he was hogtied and beaten by Los Angeles officers when he was arrested on April 30, 1989. He la suing the city under Federal civil rights statutes, charging false arrest and excessive force. In promising hearings by his panel on police brutality, Representative Edwards, called brutality "an epidemic." Representative John Lewis, a Democrat of Georgia, said the behavior of the police in Los Angeles was "symbolic of what Is happening around the country." Although neither Mr. Lewis nor Mr. Edwards provided details, police departments in cities like Miami and Dallas and smaller cities have faced charges of brutality. 'Absolutely Horrified' Mr. Sessions declined to be interviewed about the meeting with the black caucus or the F.B.I, investiga- Is there a history of violence among the Los Angeles police? tlon. The bureau is seeking to learn whether the Los Angeles police officers involved in the beating on March 3 violated the suspect's civil rights, thus warranting Federal charges. Mr. Conyers, a Democrat, said he was "absolutely horrified" by the episode, whichhe said differed from other Incidents Of police misconduct in Los Angeles add elsewhere only tn lhat It happened to be videotaped by an amateur photographer who lived nearby. The videotape was seen on national television over the Cable News Network and other networks. The lawmaker said Mr. Sessions told the group that the F.B.I, was investigating die beating as an isolated incident. But, Mr. Conyers said, "We want a systematic investigation of the history of violence by the Los Angeles Police Department." The videotape shows more than a do/en uniformed officers crowding over a prone man, later identified as Rodney Glen King, an unemployed construction worker, who the police said had led them on a car chase. The tape showed some officers repeatedly hitting him with their nightsticks and kicking him in the head while others stood by. Mr. King suffered a broken leg and facial injuries. Inquiries In Department and Out Chief Gates said after the Incident that he would seek felony charges against the officers involved and that all 15 officers who took part will face departmental disciplinary charges. The grand Jury convened in the case is looking at the conduct of all IS, and il held a second day of closed hearings today. The Chief can be removed from office only for cause by the five-member commission that appointed him. 'Not an Aberration' After the beating, Chief Gates called it an "aberration" In an otherwise well- disciplined department. But today several members of Congress from the Los Angeles area disputed that. "lt certainly is not an aberration," said Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat. "This Is Ihe order of the day In Los Angeles." Mr. King is black, but Chief Gates has insisted that race was not a factor in the beating. Mr. King's lawyers have said they do not intend to make race an issue. But several lawmakers said today lhat the Incident had crystallized the perception that the Police Department of 8,300 officers often uses excessive force against blacks. They said a broad Federal Investigation was necessary because the local authorities had been unable to halt what they referrred to as a "pattern of abuse" by the police. |
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