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LAPD Admits Racial Profiling; Coliseum Scandal Highlights Rave
Is the LAPD officer found to have engaged in racial profiling just one bad apple or is the LAPD opening a can of worms? Also, bribery and embezzlement at the LA Coliseum.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenFor the first time, an LA Police Department investigation concludes that an officer has engaged in racial profiling, specifically, a white cop who targets Latino drivers. Is he just one bad apple or is the LAPD opening a can of worms? Also, we update the case of bribery and embezzlement against former managers of LA's Memorial Coliseum and promoters of what law enforcement calls "raves" and the promoters call "electric dance concerts." Is the Coliseum down on its luck or keeping up with the times? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, big trouble for the Affordable Care Act.
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3 storiesFirst Case of Racial Profiling Confirmed at LAPD
Today's LA Times reports that Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has signed off on a recommendation that one of his officers be found guilty of racial profiling. Long-time civil rights advocate, Police Commissioner John Mack says, "We've come a very long way." Charges of racial profiling by the LAPD are familiar.
Read the story13 minConservatives Justices Take Hard Line on Individual Mandate
One major question raised by President Obama's Affordable Care Act is, just how much power does the so-called Commerce Clause give the federal government? Today, the US Supreme Court heard arguments about the so-called "mandate," which requires that Americans buy health insurance or pay a penalty.
Read the story1 minColiseum Scandal Casts Spotlight on Rave Culture
Last Friday, two former executives of the Memorial Coliseum, two rave promoters and two other contractors were indicted on 29 counts of bribery, embezzlement, conspiracy and conflict of interest. Today's LA Times reports that one of the contractors is still at large and may be out of the country.
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