Which Way, L.A.?
Bill Clinton, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Bill Bratton
After almost seven years, two mayors and the end of the federal consent decree, Bill Bratton resigned today as Chief of the LAPD. We look at his legacy on the crime rate, community policing and race relations. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Bill Clinton to the rescue, reversing eight years of US policy toward North Korea, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as President of Iran.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenBill Bratton resigns after almost seven years as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. The president of the Police Commission says he's in mourning, but not everybody agrees on Bratton's legacy. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, sending Bill Clinton to the rescue, the Obama Administration is on the way to reversing eight years of US policy toward North Korea. Plus, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as President of Iran could be a nightmare.
Banner image: LAPD Chief Bill Bratton (R) arrives with Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to announce that he will resign from the department to head of a private security firm. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
