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- GRAPEVINE, Page 15L.A. Law, Wilson-Style
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- By JANICE CASTRO
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- 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.
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