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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jack Be Quick who wrote (10998)	2/2/1999 5:00:00 PM
From: The Irb	Respond to of 13994

Those are definitely weighty issues, John; and yes, I think some Canadians are pretty cool. I married one, so I'd better say that. ;-) It was the Bush Justice Dept. that prosecuted the L.A. policemen in federal court. Just an observation that supports your statement that the law and politics interact in a "shades of gray" manner, not always black and white. The Clinton impeachment/trial are just the most recent example of mingling of politics and the law with dubious results. I think you hit the nail on the head: Did the police conduct become a larger issue than RK's original legal infractions? Yes. Almost everybody agrees the rioting occurred because of pent-up frustration among L.A. residents of color as a direct result of years of systematic abuse of power by the L.A. police. So, yes, the police conduct was the issue in the R. King matter. Their treatment of King didn't justify the looting/rioting, but it does explain the anger that led to the looting/rioting. Canadians are mostly baffled by the U.S.'s problems with race relations. The only remotely comparable issue in Canada is the Quebec separatist movement, and that issue hasn't led to violence and probably never will. Joel Irby Austin, Texas