EDITORIAL POLITICAL THEATER.CITY Councilman Dennis Zine and Police Chief William Bratton have been embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in mutual animosity over the past week. So why were the two hamming it up like old buddies See buddy list. during Wednesday night's council meeting at MacArthur Park? Either they resolved the dispute or were putting aside their differences for the sake of a good photo opportunity. Turns out, the pair now say it wasn't such a big deal after all. Really? Seemed like a big deal when Zine and Councilman Bernard Parks called for an investigation and administrative action against the chief for criticizing the two councilmen after they second-guessed him once too often. Seemed like a big deal when the council raged against the chief and called for a public apology apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies that wrong has been done nor expresses regret. . Or was that just for show? Who knows? But what's certain is that politics is as much theater as policy-making pol·i·cy·mak·ing or pol·i·cy-mak·ing n. High-level development of policy, especially official government policy. adj. Of, relating to, or involving the making of high-level policy: , and the outrage is as manufactured as the sincerity. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Councilman Dennis Zine hugs LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief William Bratton and thanks the department for controlling crime at MacArthur Park, site of an unusual Wednesday night council meeting. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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