THE BLUES.

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      Comments on the reactions of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on race-related riots resulting from the acquittal of white LAPD officers accused of beating African American Rodney King in California. Reactions to the curfew imposed in the city to prevent further violence; Image of LAPD as a paramilitary-style police department; Police officers' collective self-examination in response to the incident; Police officers' criticism of politicians for playing politics with the department; Call for reform within the department.