May Day Officers: No Firings
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Chief Bratton sought to fire four officers accused of using excessive force in the 2007 May Day gathering at MacArthur Park. But a three-person disciplinary panel, called the Board of Rights, refused to terminate the officers, instead imposing a maximum penalty of a 20-day suspension. How much will this hamper the LAPD's larger reform efforts at improving community relations?
Guests:
Carol Sobel, class council in the May Day litigation for the MacArthur Park victims
- Patt Morrison for Wednesday July 01, 2009
- Bruno & Birmingham High: Odd Bedfellows in a Charter Fight
- May Day Officers: No Firings
- Budget Update
- Frontline on the Battle over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
- Obama Goes to Russia
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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