Barry Schier wrote at 11:15 PM 5/12/2007: >In the aftermath of the brutal beating of Rodney King, in order to >prevent growth of a movement demanding what was needed: "Jail the >brutal cops and prosecute them to the full extent of the law!", the >rulers used a diversionary tactic: diverting attention and efforts in >the dead-end direction of removal of a reactionary police chief and his >replacement by a more "accountable" individual. Now that Police Chief >Daryl Gates is gone, cops would never consider clubbing and shooting >rubber bullets at demosntrators. Anyone want to buy some Oceanfromt >Property in Arizona, too?! Karl Marx once remarked, "History repeats >itself -- first as tragedy, then as farce." Guess which one this >remove- the-Chief campaign qualifies as! > >-- Barry Schier > > >--- In [email protected], Michael Novick >wrote: > > > > Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 17:28:17 -0700 (PDT) > > From: LEONARD MELCHOR > > > > Subject: www.FireBratton.com circulate widely!! > > > > Please circulate to send enough emails to Villaraigosa's office in > > order to remove > > Bratton from Office!! > > Peace. > > MN responds:
I don't disagree that many other changes are necessary, but an authentic exposure of Bratton -- an international player in the militarization and privatization of police, and their use as an occupying army to enforce gentrification -- is timely and necessary in LA, especially since the neutered, gatekeeper left (aka ACLU, et al) have lined themselves up in his corner. Check out the research into Bratton's latin America background in the Southern California Library's recent commemorative journal. The need for massive institutional change (not to mention revolution) do not obviate the need to expose and hold accountable the criminals and enemies of humanity who run the current system.--MN --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
