PUBLIC FORUM MCCAIN'S APPEAL.How refreshing McCain's wins are to moderate Republicans. The so-called Republican establishment cannot dictate which candidate all Republicans will vote for. This same Republican establishment has picked one loser after another. Bush has a choke chain choke chain n. See choke collar. around his neck and does what he is told. Let us not forget what another Bush did to a thriving economy in California. McCain has proven, after five years of imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. and torture by the North Vietnamese North Vietnam A former country of southeast Asia. It existed from 1954, after the fall of the French at Dien Bien Phu, to 1975, when the South Vietnamese government collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War. It is now part of the country of Vietnam. , that he can stand up under pressure and will not bend to the dictates of others. He is an excellent representative of the Republican Party. We do not need any more political dynasties. -Gary M. Schechter Woodland Hills Hello ... goodbye Greetings to George W. Bush. Welcome to California. Now go home. -Valerie I. Sanford Woodland Hills Had his chance I have read ``Sad and angry'' (Opinions, Feb. 20) by retired Capt. David Smith and I am amazed at the statements that Smith professes. I worked for this captain of police and if he would have complied with the wishes of the chief of police, Smith could have practiced what he is now preaching. As faith would have it, Chief Parks had assigned Capt. Smith to Rampart Area, but Smith cried foul and requested to command West Los Angeles
But it appears that he would rather write about it than do the hard work ahead for this still-fine department. You cannot paint us all with that broad brush. I have 29-plus years with the department and I will not abandon it in hard times. -Sgt. Richard Greenwood Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an .
Central Traffic Division Fixing LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. How to fix the Police Department? Let's get rid of Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. and Gil Garcetti Gilbert "Gil" Garcetti (b. August 5, 1941) served as Los Angeles County's 39th District Attorney for two terms, from 1992 until November 7, 2000. Background Gil Garcetti received a bachelor's degree in Management from the University of Southern California and a Juris . The taxpayers who stand behind the actions of these elected officials who caused this whole mess can pick up the tab. Take all the good cops who did not know what was going on, put him on a bicycle and get him out of town. L.A.'s too dangerous a place for him to work. Forget the mantra that the cops ``put their lives on the line every day,'' as true as it is, the public did not ask them to apply for and take the job. The romantic patina of any job wears off rather quickly; find something else to do. If the police officers have so much pride and respect for their jobs, they should take the news of the scandal like men. After all, they dodge bullets every day, so how can a few newspaper articles and stories of misconduct hurt them? -Richard Mena Pacoima Troubling reactions Re ``Teen tragedy'' (Feb. 19). Rodney Adams, who also was a victim of this Feb. 17 accident, was a close family friend of my fiance. Rocky, as he was known to friends, was innocently driving home from the gym and was senselessly taken away from his family and friends. We are thankful that he did not suffer, but our loss is tremendous. What troubles me even more is the reaction of some of the teen-agers we have heard about and seen at the memorial, and also some of the statements made by parents in the television interviews. Many have taken the us-vs.-them mentality and continue to say ``no one is to blame.'' Yes, there is someone to blame. The driver of the Acura is to blame, whether he meant to hurt someone or not. No one is judging him as a person, and we see this as a terrible accident as a result of careless actions of a teen. Nothing more than that. He is probably a very good person who has good friends and comes from a good family. But that has nothing to do with the actions he chose to do, which were deadly. Just like a driver who is drunk, he made this decision to drive unsafely and put others in danger, and his decision killed innocent people. For that alone, he needs to be held accountable for his actions. I hope that you will take the time to focus on Rocky's life. He was a good man who was loved by many and will be remembered. -Joanne Barclay Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Right and wrong The Daily News editorial of Feb. 23 is right on target in calling for the ouster ouster n. 1) the wrongful dispossession (putting out) of a rightful owner or tenant of real property, forcing the party pushed out of the premises to bring a lawsuit to regain possession. of incumbent District Attorney Gil Garcetti based on the failures and passivity of his administration. Unfortunately, you missed the mark when you endorsed environmental lawyer Barry Groveman instead of Head Deputy District Attorney Steve Cooley Stephen Lawrence ("Steve") Cooley (born May 1, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is a veteran prosecutor who was elected as Los Angeles County's 36th District Attorney on November 7, 2000. He was sworn in for his second term on December 6, 2004. to become District Attorney of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. The district attorney must be a skilled and successful prosecutor and a bold and inspiring leader. As a courtroom prosecutor, Cooley has put many violent criminals behind bars. As a leader, he earned the respect and admiration of the people of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and San Fernando Valleys for his successful direction of those District Attorney Branch Offices and he has transformed the Welfare Fraud Unit from the backwater of the D.A.'s Office to a cutting-edge operation that has convicted major welfare cheats and protected taxpayer dollars. For all of these reasons, Cooley should be elected district attorney of Los Angeles County. -Robert H. Philibosian (Former district attorney - 1983-84) Due to the number of responses, Saturday's Public Forum on the lawsuit filed on behalf of North Hollywood bank robber Emil Matasareanu's two children continues today. Losing a child (whatever the age) must be the worst thing that can happen to a mother; we who have children cannot even imagine the horror. They are not always perfect, but we love them despite not liking their behavior at times. It must have been agony for Valerie Nicolescu- Matasareanu to watch the drama that was happening on our TV screens. Having said that, I must admit I was not thinking of her as the tragedy unfolded. I was thinking of all of the other mothers who might be losing sons or daughters that day: both mothers of innocent bystanders and mothers of police officers. These frivolous lawsuits have to stop. Eventually, no one will want to become a police officer and who could blame them? We need legislation to confirm that if you commit a crime, none of the family will be allowed to sue. -Pat Adams Glendale As a former police officer who now consults on criminal defense cases, I can tell you the actions, or inaction in this case, on the part of the officers and detectives on Archwood Street where Emil Matasareanu was shot should (lead to them being) fired and prosecuted. This society cannot tolerate police personnel who make themselves judge, jury and executioner EXECUTIONER. The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman. 2. In the United States, executions are so rare that there are no executioners by profession. at will. The city which employs such officers should be held liable for their actions. This above-the-law attitude which seems to permeate the LAPD must be dealt with in the most severe way if it is to be broken and finally addressed. The systemic mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. and lackluster supervision which have
dogged the LAPD for years seems to be set to make yet another
millionaire. From Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an African-American taxicab driver who was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sargent Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. to Rampart CRASH, and now to North
Hollywood, the quickest way to become a millionaire is not on TV with
Regis, but right here in the City of Angels at the hands of L.A.'s
finest.
-Gil Contreras Los Angeles I don't think anyone should profit from a felonious Done with an intent to commit a serious crime or a felony; done with an evil heart or purpose; malicious; wicked; villainous. An aggravated assault, such as an assault with an intent to murder, is a felonious assault. act. I feel that the police acted in a responsible manner and did what was needed to secure the crime scene from further casualties. Allowing this lawsuit to go forward is a slap in the face of the 17 people who were injured as a result of the actions of Emil Matasareanu and Larry Phillips There are several people named Larry Phillips:
If any settlement is made in this case, then I feel that the 17 injured parties should file a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax against the children of Matasareanu for that settlement plus $1. -Robert F. Gordon Simi Valley Of course the relatives of persons killed in gun battles should be allowed to sue police. They should also be allowed to sue the banks for providing the temptation in the first place, they should be allowed to sue car manufacturers for not providing bullet-proof doors to protect them from those pesky police bullets. Don't forget the gun manufacturers who just handed guns to all parties involved so they could kill each other. They should be allowed to sue the Republican Party, whose politicians didn't make dad register his weapon (he would have if that were the law) and just throw in a suit against the tobacco companies while you're at it. He must have smoked a cigarette at sometime in his life. -Michael Donoghue North Hollywood The idea that families of individuals bent on the commission of criminal acts should derive financial benefits from the results of those acts is obscene. Had Emil Matasareanu survived his aborted bank robbery, the resulting charges and the legal costs of his defense would have been a huge financial drain on his family, not to mention the liability aspects of his actions. If any judgments are rendered against the police or the city of Los Angeles
When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , the city of Los Angeles should immediately file a countersuit coun·ter·sue tr.v. coun·ter·sued, coun·ter·su·ing, coun·ter·sues Law To bring proceedings against (a plaintiff) in direct opposition to a suit brought against onself. against Matasareanu's estate for damages, and to recover costs incurred in coping with the attempted robbery in North Hollywood, and the gun battle which ensued. -Joe Bott bott n. Variant of bot1. West Hills |
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