Bill Pavelic Speaking Out and Exposing Racism and Racist Cops

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