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Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Apologizes for Wearing Controversial LAPD T-Shirt

Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Apologizes for Wearing Controversial LAPD T-Shirt

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Sep 15, 2019
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Philadelphia’s interim Police Commissioner Christine Coulter issued an apology after a photo surfaced of her wearing a T-shirt in the 1990s that mocked Rodney King’s beating by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

The photo, which the Philadelphia Inquirer found, shows Coulter wearing a shirt that reads, “LAPD — We Treat You Like a King.” The words …

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