074 L.A. Confidential 1997

Published: May 19, 2021, 4 a.m.

No fan of copaganda?\xa0 Brother, do we have a movie for you! Meet the corrupt and very racist L.A. police force of the 1950s in this popular film from the late 90s. We know, racist cops? Impossible! Ah, but the question here is, does that mean this film still works?

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Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/does-this-still-work-1088105

\u200eDoes This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/does-this-still-work/id1492570867

Gary Webb

https://www.democracynow.org/1997/12/16/gary_webb_resigns_from_the_san

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb

Kevin Gaines

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-26-me-42240-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Gaines_(police_officer)

Officer Charged in Bank Heist

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-18-me-65349-story.html

Ramparts Scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal