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Originally posted by techweenie
Gates did. And Bradley chastized him for it, just like I said.
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Oh yes, now I remember. Gates said something to the effect "I (told) him there needs to be a contingency plan." And Bradley suggested something to the effect of it was the LAPD's job to come up with that. I can't remember the exact language as it was 13 years ago.
Here again, that's still no prediction that riots would occur in lieu of those cops being found not guilty. Contingency was advised - riots were not predicted.
Or, to put it another way: if there was a prediction by a high-level official, who also maintained that all was being done, bunches of fearful Westiders wouldn't be high-tailing it in their cars.
If you look at video tape of the flashpoints, then watch how everything between Beverly Hills and downtown caught fire on into the night, it simply serves that someone at Gates' level, if he did make a prediction, was not heard.
But Bradley hated Gates anyway, and vice versa.