The Los Angeles Times Smears Memory of Former LAPD Chief Gates
Man, I look at some of the comments above and I see some of the names making them and wonder “WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU!” This is NOW ABOUT YOU-IT’S about “The Chief”-he passed and it was a great life. Put aised your own issues and celibrate his great life and leadership!
Make no mistake about it-I was not one of his “favorite” cops. After all, during the week of June 19th to the 22nd of 1991, I along with a few others “locked horns” with The Chief-BIG TIME; when we “came out” publically in West Hollywood. It was not a pleasant time for any of us (even him)-yet, I never lost my respect for him. I suspect, that right now “Mitch Grobeson” is possibly dancing in the streets in West Hollywood at his passing-I am not. I am sad over his loss.
Sure, it was not perfect, and it was messy-that the job people and we are not perfect and I did not expect him to be. I like the guy-I really did. The Department was never the same after he retired and since his death I have found myself thinking back to the times I met him or he was “out an about” and we crossed paths.
Man, people stop the crap on this-give it a rest. This is about a man who was “L.A.P.D” and our only link to Chief W. Parker-a small part of LAPD is now gone-that’s to bad.
I will always think fondly of my years when he lead us-it was a special time in my life.
John-LAPD RETIRED
