IVIV (12): LAPolice Reserves

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Maybe they were required to watch Mod Squad episodes so they could learn to talk like hep-daddies.

LK

-----Original Message-----
>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>

>
>In Venice he worked Front Desk, Patrol, Vice, Narcotics, Special
>Problems, Community Relations and the Juvenile Car.
>_____
>special problems? Juvenile Car (resurrection of the body no doubt) but
>what might those special problems be? for the LAPD to use the lingo of
>the time was pbly along the lines of How to talk to a Negro so forth
>
>On 10/29/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

>>
>> As Fritz points out, the Watts riots were a great recruiting tool for the
>> reserves, which is confirmed a few pages down, when Doc pays a call on Art
>> Tweedle [the Tweedle Dum to the LAPD's Tweedle Dee?)
>>
>> Browsing around, though, I found a real-life counterpart to Art [yeah, yeah,
>> I know, life imitates ...].  Note what it was that drew him to the reserves:
>>
>> http://www.loans4officers.com/noel.htm
>>
>> Laura
>>