Compassionate Angelenos
L.A. city councilman, Nate Holden, on ex-NYPD chief Bill Bratton's zero-tolerance approach to minor crimes: "What he did in New York he cannot do here. Angelenos have more compassion for the disadvantaged." More compassion for the disadvantaged? Is he kidding? Oh, wait. We get it. When a Rodeo Drive socialite digs a stiletto into the back of the homeless person she steps on en route to Ivar, the shoes are cheaper, and therefore, less insulting.
Recruiters see gold in NYPD brass [LA Daily News]