The Numbers
Police beating: The Times has received 1,749 letters so far on the videotaped police beating of Rodney King; 1,359 letters were critical of the Los Angeles Police Department; 390 letters reserved judgment of the incident or supported Police Chief Daryl F. Gates.
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