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What Went Wrong in MacArthur Park on May Day?
For the past five years, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has trained an elite force of officers in crowd control. However, Bratton concedes that the troops who got out of control last Tuesday were the "best" that he has. We talk with police experts and others about his reaction and what should happen next. On Reporter's Notebook, Youth Radio reports on a Los Angeles high school student caught in the middle of the immigration debate.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenFor the past five years, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has trained an elite force of officers in crowd control. However, Bratton concedes that the troops who got out of control last Tuesday were the "best" that he has. We talk with police experts and others about his reaction and what should happen next. On Reporter's Notebook, Youth Radio reports on a Los Angeles high school student caught in the middle of the immigration debate.
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2 storiesChief Bratton Apologizes for LAPD Treatment of Protesters
LA Police Chief William Bratton’s most highly trained officers went out of control last Tuesday, when Platoon B of the Metro Squad fired rubber bullets and swung batons at peaceful demonstrators and reporters. The Chief says the cops outnumbered the few he called "agitators" more than three to one.
Read the story1 minYouth Radio: Caught in the Middle
The debate over immigration has a lot of young people caught in the middle. There’s pressure to take sides, while at the same time their own identity is changing. We hear a report from Youth Radio .
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