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Was going to make. The reason why ultimately chief parks didnt get rehired is because mayor jimmy haun in an act of political courage we havent always seen in this city, decided that he didnt want to see bernie parks retired, and thats the rehired, not because the Police Commission made the decision but jimmy haun cost himself the next election. How hard was it to for you to get information . How difficult was it for you to tell some captain to do this thing and unless you wrote it down and you kept after it, you got it. Its very, very difficult, and when youre parttime, and the the name of the judge, federal judge on the ninth circuit right now yeah, line rhinehart, called them the masters of the half truth. Has that been your experience . This is simple for me. Commissioners need training. They nigh need training to know when theyre being bull shitted, and training to know its not a level situation. Youre climbing a hill like ....
Host is great to see you tonight. We have got a lot to talk about today and not much time to do so so lets get right into it. You have a wonderful new book out called fracture. Congratulations to you. I read it over the weekend and is just a fantastic read, a wonderful read. I think its a mustread for anybody who loves history and politics who cares about Race Relations in america and maybe who just wants to know who the next president is going to be. Tell us what caused you to write it and what motivated you and what did you hope to accomplish . Guest first of all thanks for having me. I appreciate the opportunity and when i first started thinking about this book it was in 2013 and that of course was a big Year Anniversary of the march on washington in 2013, 2014 and 2015. I wanted to write a book about what it means to have the first black president what thats meant to th ....