d to pass Proposition F. In doing so, the people were swayed by the ideological positions of the city's political leaders. This is unfortunate, because it is apparent that the police department would be more capable of doing its job without the restrictions of the charter amendment.
Proposition F became a highly divisive issue within the city of Los Angeles. Many people supported the amendment because they believed that the police were prone to use excessive force as a result of racism. In this regard, the beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, was seen as indicative of "a pattern of brutality and racism in the departm
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