PLAYERS Conventional Wisdom Los Angeles (-) L.A. Lawless. Scary cops, insular whites. So bad, it made New York look good. D. Gates (-) With slow response to crisis, smug police chief fails at his own SWAT-team game. Prosecutors (-) My cousin Vinny coulda won with that videotape. Why didn’t Rodney testify? R. King (+) Plea for peace the week’s classiest act. And sure sounded like a beating victim. G.Bush (+/-) Speech 24 hours late, and from the wrong coast. But law and order is a GOP winner. B. Clinton (+/-) Missed your big chance, Mr. Homefront. Lofty rhetoric, but you’re no RFK.
