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THE WEEK, Page 13NATIONLessons in L.A. Law
New violence shows that tensions are high but the cops are ready
The most livid scar from last spring's riots in South Central
Los Angeles, the intersection of Florence and Normandie where
the videotaped beating of truck driver Reginald Denny took
place, was lacerated anew last Monday. What started as a
peaceful demonstration for the "L.A. 4," still awaiting trial
for the Denny beating, degenerated into a melee of brick and
bottle throwing that injured 12. This time, however, the
L.A.P.D. piled in immediately. Three hundred officers in riot
gear made 55 swift arrests, overwhelming the disorder. With both
the Denny case and the Rodney King case coming up in February
and March, odds are that L.A. police will continue to come down
as hard and fast as they did last week. "On a scale of 1 to 10,"
police chief Willie Williams estimated, "I give us a 9."