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