PUBLIC FORUM PUT IT TO A VOTE.Re: ``Chief gets vote of no confidence from union,'' (Jan. 8): On a reactive level, I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray that Mayor Jim Hahn will take polls in various communities to seek citizens' opinions of Police Chief Bernard C. Parks' leadership, not merely the union's findings. The citizens live in their communities every day, and they - unlike city officials and/or union officials - have a more thorough knowledge of the type of services they are receiving from the 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 . . On a proactive level to alleviate these types of controversies in the future, I think that the chief of police's name should be placed on the ballot along with other city officials at election time. - Barbara Hobbs Gardena Never forgive I am so sick of the Police Protective League condemning Chief Bernard C. Parks Bernard Parks (born December 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. for the policies that the league itself fought so hard to have installed. The PPL PPL - Polymorphic Programming Language. An interactive, extensible language, based on APL, from Harvard University. ["Some Features of PPL - A Polymorphic Programming Language", T.A. Standish, SIGPLAN Notices 4(8) (Aug 1969)]. fought to have the ``three strikes, you're out'' law enacted - which means a person should never be forgiven for a past transgression, be it 10 days or 50 years old it should go against a person, never forgive. Yet the PPL thinks that an officer should be forgiven for any wrong they do and has even granted promotions after several transgressions. Does the PPL really believe that the Police Department is above the laws it is supposed to enforce? If you live by the sword This article is about the fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey. For other uses, see By the Sword (disambiguation). By the Sword is the name of a 1991 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey. you should be able to die by the same sword. Practice what you preach Practice what you preach may refer to:
- Michael Hohmann Palmdale A lot at stake Is there an unbiased entity that can give a simple but true picture of all aspects of Valley secession? Many senior citizens on limited income live in the Valley. We all need to feel secure and informed when the time comes Adv. 1. when the time comes - at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" in due course, in due season, in due time, in good time to vote. This is a scary move with a lot at stake. The process of studies, audits, reports, meetings and the $1 million already spent ``should'' produce intelligent answers. What is upsetting to me is that the old adage of ``you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours'' comes into play much too often. - Shirley Thielman Reseda Cheap labor The fact that our society is heavily dependent upon a labor force largely made up of illegal immigrants is the primary ``reward'' for these so-called lawbreakers. But why is it that you never hear those so concerned about illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. complain about how this perpetuates the problem. That's because these people are not concerned with illegal immigrants so long as they are just washing our cars or landscaping our yards. People like Mort Arditti (Public Forum, Jan. 22) only sound off as soon as someone talks about extending some benefits to these people we so heavily rely on, so that they might improve their living conditions, or that they or their children might get an education and contribute to our society in other ways. - Eric Swidler West Hills Prison camp It seems like the Israelis are creating one large prison camp for the Palestinians by bulldozing their roads and razing the homes of the activists who are speaking out against the Likud Party in Israel. Land grabbing by Israel will fail because it is not justice for human beings to be trod upon. If we, the American people, are to fight terrorism, Israel should not be exempt. - Vincent Maiorano Tarzana Tightening the noose According to the news reports, Israel is tightening the noose around Yasser Arafat with each passing day. It seems just a matter of time before the Palestinian leader will be left no choice but to throw in the towel. - Dick Bank Los Angeles No friendlies Re ``Somalis down on 'Blackhawk,''' (Jan. 22): What a crock crock - [American scatologism "crock of shit"] 1. An awkward feature or programming technique that ought to be made cleaner. For example, using small integers to represent error codes without the program interpreting them to the user (as in, for example, Unix "make(1)", which . This article would have you believe that the poor Somalis were the victims and not the aggressors. After the United Nations fed and clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. them, the six warring tribes almost immediately started sniping and ambushing the U.N troops that were there to help them. Only after 24 Pakistani U.N peacekeepers were killed and mutilated mu·ti·late tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates 1. To deprive of a limb or an essential part; cripple. 2. To disfigure by damaging irreparably: mutilate a statue. in an ambush did the United States (then President Clinton) order a warrant for the arrest of warlord warlord, in modern Chinese history, autonomous regional military commander. In the political chaos following the death (1916) of republican China's first president and commander in chief, Yüan Shih-kai, central authority fell to the provincial military governors Mohammad Aidid. At the ambush at the Bakhara Market some 300-400 rocket propelled grenades fell on the Rangers - there were no friendlies in that area. - Paul I. Alfaro Palmdale Global financing If you are as concerned about our dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. paychecks, an event that could result in a global tax treaty will interest you. On March 18 in Monterrey, Mexico, a consortium of groups (the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, to name a few) under the banner of the United Nations will meet to discuss global financing of present and future U.N. attempts to ``restructure the world architecture.'' Our elected representatives should be alerted to the danger posed by a world body with independent funding and since we already pay hefty dues to the United Nations, our House of Representatives should move to condemn any tax scheme to finance any plans this conference on financing shall devise. - Anne Moffett Woodland Hills Convenience my eye I am concerned about the new trend in supermarket checkout services and the automated checkout systems now being implemented. The supermarkets claim that the new machines are not intended to replace checkers, but to merely add to the customer's convenience. I smell a rat. Remember when the Automatic Teller Machines were first introduced? We heard the same claims from the banks. In the beginning, all was free and convenient. Once people became dependent upon ATMs, the banks began to implement charges for customers who strayed to other bank ATMs. They began to implement service charges for coming into the bank and dealing with live tellers. I fear the same will eventually take place in some form with the supermarkets and discount department stores. - Carolyn Whitehead Canyon Country Establishing a defense If John Walker Lindh
John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American who was captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan while fighting there for the Taliban. did not know that he was shooting at Americans he must be the most stupid and uninformed person in Afghanistan and probably the world. Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. and all of his lieutenants knew that they were fighting Americans. Is it possible that the only known American fighting with the al-Qaida was not informed that he was fighting Americans. Not likely. It doesn't take a rocket scientist Rocket Scientist In the world of finance, these are people with science and math degrees who work in the finance field building highly advanced quantitative finance models. These models help banking, insurance and investment firms to price financial instruments. to recognize the defense that is being established for this traitor. - Robert N. Wilson Sunland Prisoners in Cuba It seems once again some deceitful human rights groups, eager to take a cheap shot at the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, , are claiming inhumane in·hu·mane adj. Lacking pity or compassion. in  hu·mane ly adv. treatment for the prisoners held in Cuba. What we are doing there is legal, constitutional and proper. These swine have sworn to kill our soldiers given the opportunity. The last time we got lax with people like this, American soldiers were attacked and killed. I have a solution. Our military will back off and just patrol the boundaries of the compounds. These human rights activists may then enter and replace the guards and make all the rules. You can take in any luxuries and foods you wish, at your own risk of course. - Michael Hannin Newbury Park It's human I'm not too sure about President George W. Bush and this pretzel thing. Why doesn't he just admit he had a beer too many watching the game, tripped over the dog, bruised his face in the fall and let it go at that? We've all been there, no shame in that, it's human. - Bonnie Andonie Burbank |
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