I think it is devastating to the image of the city and especially to our Police
of the city and especially to our Police
of the city and especially to our Police Department it’s very apparent that some
Department it’s very apparent that some
Department it’s very apparent that some not all but some of those officers are
not all but some of those officers are
not all but some of those officers are clearly out of control and they have to
clearly out of control and they have to
clearly out of control and they have to ultimately be willing to take a good
ultimately be willing to take a good
ultimately be willing to take a good hard look at the leadership of the
hard look at the leadership of the
hard look at the leadership of the department mr. president all of us I
department mr. president all of us I
department mr. president all of us I think have been stunned by what has
think have been stunned by what has
think have been stunned by what has happened and I can’t imagine that the
happened and I can’t imagine that the
happened and I can’t imagine that the chief or anybody else in the city would
chief or anybody else in the city would
chief or anybody else in the city would condone the kind of conversation that
condone the kind of conversation that
condone the kind of conversation that took place both electronically and by
took place both electronically and by
took place both electronically and by voice in that Foothill division that
voice in that Foothill division that
voice in that Foothill division that night blacks are not animals they’re not
night blacks are not animals they’re not
night blacks are not animals they’re not lizards they’re not Apes they’re not
lizards they’re not Apes they’re not
lizards they’re not Apes they’re not gorillas any more than any of us are
gorillas any more than any of us are
gorillas any more than any of us are they’re human beings the first way to
they’re human beings the first way to
they’re human beings the first way to open the door to brutalizing people in
open the door to brutalizing people in
open the door to brutalizing people in anyone any place is to cheapen their
anyone any place is to cheapen their
anyone any place is to cheapen their worth as human beings and when I read
worth as human beings and when I read
worth as human beings and when I read the transcripts of the conversation I
the transcripts of the conversation I
the transcripts of the conversation I was appalled but the ability to freely
was appalled but the ability to freely
was appalled but the ability to freely converse in racist terminology suggests
converse in racist terminology suggests
converse in racist terminology suggests a level of tolerance for that kind of
a level of tolerance for that kind of
a level of tolerance for that kind of discussion that that is unacceptable by
discussion that that is unacceptable by
discussion that that is unacceptable by any standard of decency well first of
any standard of decency well first of
any standard of decency well first of all this is a department that this
all this is a department that this
all this is a department that this council has supported over and over
council has supported over and over
council has supported over and over again this is a Police Department that
again this is a Police Department that
again this is a Police Department that has supported you each of you and I just
has supported you each of you and I just
has supported you each of you and I just tell you this if you don’t speak out on
tell you this if you don’t speak out on
tell you this if you don’t speak out on behalf of the men and women Los Angeles
behalf of the men and women Los Angeles
behalf of the men and women Los Angeles Police Department of theirs serve the
Police Department of theirs serve the
Police Department of theirs serve the people this city well if you don’t do
people this city well if you don’t do
people this city well if you don’t do that at this crucial moment in our
that at this crucial moment in our
that at this crucial moment in our history now I’m going to tell you you’re
history now I’m going to tell you you’re
history now I’m going to tell you you’re gonna have a police department that is
gonna have a police department that is
gonna have a police department that is not going to be the kind of department
not going to be the kind of department
not going to be the kind of department that you want the kind of apartment that
that you want the kind of apartment that
that you want the kind of apartment that people deserve mr. Wu thank you I want
people deserve mr. Wu thank you I want
people deserve mr. Wu thank you I want to know did you mean that as a threat in
to know did you mean that as a threat in
to know did you mean that as a threat in other words that if if if I or other
other words that if if if I or other
other words that if if if I or other members of the council are going to be
members of the council are going to be
members of the council are going to be criticizing you or the department are
criticizing you or the department are
criticizing you or the department are saying that you will will withhold
saying that you will will withhold
saying that you will will withhold support of these services to fight crime
support of these services to fight crime
support of these services to fight crime in our districts that is the most
in our districts that is the most
in our districts that is the most insulting thing I have heard on this
insulting thing I have heard on this
insulting thing I have heard on this council floor and all the time I’ve been
council floor and all the time I’ve been
council floor and all the time I’ve been here and I’ve been here a lot longer
here and I’ve been here a lot longer
here and I’ve been here a lot longer than you’ve been alive absolutely not
than you’ve been alive absolutely not
than you’ve been alive absolutely not it’s a professional organization what do
it’s a professional organization what do
it’s a professional organization what do you think we are
you think we are
you think we are [Music]
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