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The Los Angeles Police Department’s most controversial police chief in recent history, Daryl Gates, died last week at the age of 83 from cancer.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s most controversial police chief in recent history, Daryl Gates, died last week at the age of 83 from cancer. He started his career as police chief in the late 70s, at a time when many social and political movements for equality were at their peak. Under Gates’ tenure in the 80s, violent crime grew rapidly. In response, [he developed SWAT and the use of paramilitary forces to police civilian populations adopted by cities around the world]… More>>
