As the verdict fell in support of the L.A.P.D. officers, civil unrest was inevitable. The only question was how would others respond in the climate of the 1990’s. The decade was already ripe for explosion with Chief of Police Daryl Gates reaffirming the Nixon strategy of order above all. As with other prominent men, Gates was facing the dying days of the old country. From his perspective, the outrage over his tenure was a betrayal against his forefathers. This was business as usual and no one would prefer the alternative. Gates was living by old rules that were about to be replaced by the political theology of the civil rights era. Like Bob Dylan said in his drunken stupor: “Times they are a-changin’.” or whatever the fuck.
The Death of California
The Death of California
The Death of California
As the verdict fell in support of the L.A.P.D. officers, civil unrest was inevitable. The only question was how would others respond in the climate of the 1990’s. The decade was already ripe for explosion with Chief of Police Daryl Gates reaffirming the Nixon strategy of order above all. As with other prominent men, Gates was facing the dying days of the old country. From his perspective, the outrage over his tenure was a betrayal against his forefathers. This was business as usual and no one would prefer the alternative. Gates was living by old rules that were about to be replaced by the political theology of the civil rights era. Like Bob Dylan said in his drunken stupor: “Times they are a-changin’.” or whatever the fuck.