Arizona or Pasadena? King-Size Problem With Super Bowl Site
Hypocrisy enters into the vote to move the Super Bowl to Southern California in light of recently publicized racism in the area. The Rodney King “incident” has been given enough exposure that no one can be ignorant of it. What about a prominent African-American athlete being thrown to the floor at LAX because he “looked like a drug-runner” or another being arrested on the excuse that his auto registration was about to expire? Are the powers that be aware of how much Los Angeles has paid out for abuse of minorities?
If the football organization really wants to make a statement about fairness and respect for races, let it reverse its vote and put the event into some area where all humans are treated with dignity and respect--if such a place exists.
RAY BRACY
Tustin
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