Parks Under Fire
Re “D.A. Finds No Fault With Police Chief on Rampart,” March 8:
In the face of overwhelming evidence, it is disappointing that Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley has sided with beleaguered LAPD Chief Bernard Parks. On one hand, Cooley says that he, as the chief county law enforcement officer, is charged with investigating police corruption. On the other, he rationalizes Parks’ actions by applauding the fact that key information went only to federal prosecutors. On top of all this, he questions the authority of Police Commission Inspector General Jeffrey Eglash, the only official with enough guts to exhaustively investigate the chief’s actions.
Despite his campaign rhetoric, it’s obvious that Cooley is part of the problem, not any solution to crack down on corruption.
KENNETH PRICE
Los Angeles
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Parks has the gall during a law enforcement ethics panel to deny allegations that he lied to the public (March 7)? In light of maintaining ethics, now is the time for the Police Commission to fire Parks and get on with LAPD reform. Parks favoring a federal prosecutor over a local district attorney? The same Chief Parks who opposed the federal consent decree to reform the LAPD? Give me a break.
JOHN SWEENEY
Venice
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