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Mexican American
Legal Defense
and Educational Fund
March 15,1991
634 South Sonng Street
11 th Floor
Los Anqeies. CA 3001 4
213)629-2512
-AX: (213) 629-8016
MALDEF
Daryl F. Gates, Chief of Police
Los Angeles Police Department
150 N. Los Angeles Street
Los Angeies, CA 90012
Dear Chief Gates:
You are well aware of the public outrage that has ensued following
the recent beating of a Los Angeies motorist by officers from the Los
Angeies Police Department. I am appalled at the lack of candor and lack of
response to this episode of violence perpetrated by officers from your
department and demand that a full and public investigation be undertaken
to effectively address the civil rights violations which have occurred. In
addition, because your ability to provide leadership and protection to all of
the public has been called into question, and because you will be perceived
by the community of color as an impediment to any changes proposed
following investigations into the issue, we are asking that you resign from
your position as Chief of Police.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
(MALDEF) has long recognized mat the LAPD maintains separate and
unequal treatment of minorities, including Latinos. It is an unfortunate fact
of life that the Latino community perceives the kind of violence which
occurred on March 3 as normal behavior for Los Angeles officers, not an
exception to the rule. It is disturbing to think that this type of behavior
would be acceptable to the police chief, but past experience leads us to no
other conclusion.
You have been quick to prejudge an entire community by the actions
of the few who come in contact with the law. The most recent example
occurred in early February when you angrily and emotionally condemned.
the enure Salvadoran community for the regrettable killing of Officer Tina.
Kerbrat by a Salvadoran national. You refuse to accept any criticism of
your department Late last year, you defiantly denied any bias against
Latino officers in employment even though the state Department of Fair
Employment and Housing said discriminatory promotion practices against
Latinos have existed for ten years. You have been charged with
National Office
634 South Spring Street
1lth Floor
Los Angeies. CA 90014
(213) 629-2512
FAX: (213) 629-8016
Regional Offices
342 South Dearborn Street
Suite 750
Chicago. IL 60605
(312)427-9363
FAX: (312) 427-9393
182 Second Street
2nd Floor
San Franctsco. CA 94105
(415) 543-5598
FAX: (*T5) 543-8235
The Book Building
140 E. Houston Street
Suite 300
San Antonio. TX 78205
(512) 224-5476
FAX: (512) 224-5382
733 15th Street-N.W.-
Suite 920
Washington. D.CC200QS
(202) 628-4074 -
FAX: (202)393-4208-5
Contributions Are Tax Deductible
Object Description
| Title | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD |
| Description | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD: ❧ Section 1: Statement of Stewart Kwoh, executive director of Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) ❧ Section 2: Testimony of Vibiana Andrade, regional counsel of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) ❧ Section 2: Exhibit A - letter - from: Antonia Hernandez, MALDEF president and general counsel ❧ Section 2: Exhibit B - MALDEF Annual Report, 1989-90 ❧ Section 3: Summary of testimony of R. Samuel Paz on behalf of the Mexican American Bar Association of the LA County ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Lt. William D. Hall) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 2 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Det. Jerry L. Mount) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 3 - Investigation of officer-involved shootings ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 4 - R. Samuel Paz - resume ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 5 - Newspaper Clippings ❧ Section 4: Testimony of Citizens in Support of the Chief of Police (CISCOP) ❧ Section 5: Summary of testimony of Roger Coggan, esq., director, legal services department, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center ❧ Section 5: attachment 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Mitchels Grobeson, et al. v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Kenneth G. Bickman) ❧ Section 5: attachment 2 - letter - from: Roger Coggan, director, legal services, LA Gay and Lesbian Community; to: Ira Reiner, LA County district attorney, and James Hahn, LA city attorney ❧ Section 5: attachment 3 - Article - "How bad are relations between gays and the LAPD?" ❧ Section 5: attachment 4 - "Declaration of Thomas J. Coleman, Jr." ❧ Section 5: attachment 5 - "Testimony of Christopher Commission" ❧ Section 6: "Report to Independent Commission" by Louis A. Custrini, vice-president-communications, Merchants and Manufacturers Association ❧ Index. 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 | 1991-05-01 |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991-05-01 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 141 p. |
| Format (aat) | presentations (communicative events) |
| 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 | Public Sessions |
| Box and folder | box 24, folder 25, item 1 |
| 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-box24-25-01 |
Description
| Title | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak, p. 26 |
| 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 | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund March 15,1991 634 South Sonng Street 11 th Floor Los Anqeies. CA 3001 4 213)629-2512 -AX: (213) 629-8016 MALDEF Daryl F. Gates, Chief of Police Los Angeles Police Department 150 N. Los Angeles Street Los Angeies, CA 90012 Dear Chief Gates: You are well aware of the public outrage that has ensued following the recent beating of a Los Angeies motorist by officers from the Los Angeies Police Department. I am appalled at the lack of candor and lack of response to this episode of violence perpetrated by officers from your department and demand that a full and public investigation be undertaken to effectively address the civil rights violations which have occurred. In addition, because your ability to provide leadership and protection to all of the public has been called into question, and because you will be perceived by the community of color as an impediment to any changes proposed following investigations into the issue, we are asking that you resign from your position as Chief of Police. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has long recognized mat the LAPD maintains separate and unequal treatment of minorities, including Latinos. It is an unfortunate fact of life that the Latino community perceives the kind of violence which occurred on March 3 as normal behavior for Los Angeles officers, not an exception to the rule. It is disturbing to think that this type of behavior would be acceptable to the police chief, but past experience leads us to no other conclusion. You have been quick to prejudge an entire community by the actions of the few who come in contact with the law. The most recent example occurred in early February when you angrily and emotionally condemned. the enure Salvadoran community for the regrettable killing of Officer Tina. Kerbrat by a Salvadoran national. You refuse to accept any criticism of your department Late last year, you defiantly denied any bias against Latino officers in employment even though the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing said discriminatory promotion practices against Latinos have existed for ten years. You have been charged with National Office 634 South Spring Street 1lth Floor Los Angeies. CA 90014 (213) 629-2512 FAX: (213) 629-8016 Regional Offices 342 South Dearborn Street Suite 750 Chicago. IL 60605 (312)427-9363 FAX: (312) 427-9393 182 Second Street 2nd Floor San Franctsco. CA 94105 (415) 543-5598 FAX: (*T5) 543-8235 The Book Building 140 E. Houston Street Suite 300 San Antonio. TX 78205 (512) 224-5476 FAX: (512) 224-5382 733 15th Street-N.W.- Suite 920 Washington. D.CC200QS (202) 628-4074 - FAX: (202)393-4208-5 Contributions Are Tax Deductible |
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