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GRAPEVINE, Page 15L.A. Law, Wilson-Style
By JANICE CASTRO
California Governor PETE WILSON has launched an official
investigation of the National Guard's response during the Los
Angeles riots last month. No wonder: he called up the Guard at
9 p.m. on the first night of rioting, as hundreds of fires
burned. But by 2 p.m. the following day, as the looting
continued, the troops were still not on the streets. Wilson
demanded an explanation, and was told that the Guard was short
of ammunition. Asked the onetime Marine: "If you give each man
one bullet, and a larger quantity to unit commanders, can you,
No. 1, ensure the Guard's safety and, No. 2, accomplish your
mission?" Guard commanders said they could. Wilson exploded,
"Then divide up the f---ing ammunition and get out there!"
Before order was restored, other state officials even considered
placing the city under martial law. Meanwhile, the talk in some
law-enforcement circles is that if any major urban unrest
occurs, Wilson may just skip the frustration and ask for the
Marines.