Playbill

February, 1993

Racial Hostility is our continuing national shame. What did we learn between the time Watts burned in 1965 and South Central Los Angeles ignited last spring? Not much. In No Justice, No Peace, author and former L.A. prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi focuses on an oft-overlooked villain: the D.A. This month, the cops who allegedly beat Rodney King will be tried in federal court--but it's the local district attorney, argues Bugliosi, who must rigorously prosecute cops who are charged with brutality. If...