| In 1991, Bill Pavelic established himself as | | | | official investigations, violate the LAPD |
| the foremost insider critic of racism and | | | | manual, discredit the Code of Ethics and be |
| corruption in the LAPD. | | | | dishonest as long as you are a member of |
| | | | management or have friends at the top who |
| Bill Pavelic has been the subject of many | | | | will protect you even when prima facie |
| articles nationally and internationally for | | | | evidence of a crime is clearly evident. |
| speaking out against and exposing racism that | | | | |
| he personally witnessed as a LAPD Detective. | | | | Chief Gates has failed to hold accountable |
| | | | personnel under his control who were acting |
| On June 30, 1992, Bill Pavelic sent the | | | | under the color of law and were exercising |
| following letter to the Los Angeles Sentinel | | | | illegal direction under the guise of official |
| concerning the institutionalized racism, | | | | authority. In no sphere of public life is |
| corruption, and sexism, of the LAPD under | | | | this practice more repugnant than in law |
| Chief Daryl Gates' leadership. | | | | enforcement. Chief Gates, who morally |
| | | | bankrupt the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| To: Los Angeles Sentinel Opinion Section | | | | forgot, or never knew, that true leadership |
| | | | can be gained only by an intolerance of wrong |
| As a 19 year veteran of the Los Angeles | | | | doing…and…unless we all abide by |
| Police Department, I am elated that Chief | | | | the highest standards among ourselves, we |
| Gates was forced into retirement. His corrupt | | | | have no business enforcing the law upon |
| managerial style, coupled with his | | | | others. |
| inflammatory and intemperate public comments, | | | | |
| have done irreparable damage to the City of | | | | Chief Gates used the Internal Affairs |
| Los Angeles and its police department. | | | | Division to intimidate those officers who |
| | | | dared to speak out against Los Angeles Police |
| Daryl Gates and his close associates are | | | | Department's institutionalized racism, |
| suffering from a disease called | | | | corruption, sexism, mismanagement, |
| megalomania……an exaggerated | | | | promotional cronyism and other sensitive |
| belief in their own greatness and that of the | | | | issues. If the Internal Affairs Division |
| organization. In order to maintain a mythical | | | | didn't get these "disloyal" police officers, |
| status of being "the best law enforcement | | | | like the Russian KGB, the organization could |
| agency in the world" the LAPD management | | | | always count on the Medical Liaison Unit to |
| developed a bunker mentality and consciously | | | | send these officers to the Department |
| impeded and retarded investigations or | | | | shrink…to certify them as functionally |
| inquiries which reflected poorly on the | | | | crazy. |
| organization. The "us against them" mentality | | | | |
| required faulty analysis which was oftentimes | | | | Under the leadership of Chief Williams, |
| based on pseudo reasoning, clever fallacies | | | | respect for individual dignity will once |
| and distorted or manufactured evidence. | | | | again become an integral part of the Los |
| | | | Angeles Police Department's |
| The disciplinary system under the leadership | | | | philosophy…a philosophy that will be |
| of Daryl Gates lacked consistency, uniformity | | | | based on the principles of professionalism, |
| and equality and sent a deplorable signal to | | | | reverence for the law and harmony between the |
| others on the force, that it is OK to falsify | | | | police and the community it serves. |