Dear Mr. Garcetti,
I would like to remind you of two fundamental truths set forth in 1776 in the Declaration of Independence and ratified in 1788 with the United States Constitution which you, as an individual endowed with a position of power in this country, have sworn to uphold. Recently, when showing your continued support for Chief Michael Moore, you said, "Justice is never given, it is earned.” That is fundamentally incorrect according to the United States Constitution: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” I would like to highlight the word ‘establish’ as it means to initiate something, or to set up something upon a firm permanent basis (Merriam-Webster). In this instance, the ‘something’ that is set up is indeed justice. What is fought for is justice, note, that does not necessitate that action earns the justice. It is quite the opposite Sir, one takes action when the established justice is nullified. In other words, injustice is a catalyst and action, the “earning” you spoke of, is the result which strives to remind those that stray from the ideals of the United States: that this country, from its inception, ordained that Justice and ‘the Blessings of Liberty’ were natural rights which every human being possesses upon brith. As the Declaration of Independence upholds, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Thus, there is in fact no ‘giving’ and certainly no ‘earning’ of justice. There is only an external force that impinges on the natural rights of all human beings to have unimpeded access to equal justice and equitable opportunities to pursue their intrapersonal understandings of liberty and happiness. The Pledge of Allegiance further strengthens, "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” That pledge is predicated on the ability of the nation to provide and protect every human beings liberty and justice. And make no mistake, these protestors, they are human beings. I watched you speak often about the numbers of those lost to the Coronavirus. I listened with respect as you reiterated multiple times that those numbers are humans with families. I have not once heard you refer to the protestors as anything other than protestors. Mr. Garcetti, they are human beings with families. Please remove Chief Moore from his position of power because he has shown to be undeserving of it. I would like to be clear about this point, there is no shame in making a mistake. There is, however, a lack of respectability in the moral character of an individual who cannot apologize for their mistake. And please be aware, Mr. Moore did not apologize, he said, “I misspoke when making a statement about those engaging in violent acts following the murder of George Floyd.” Mr. Moore is paid $300,000+ annually; my father and mother’s income was $24,000 that means that both my parents did not even make 10% of the income Mr. Moore makes. That price disparity is appalling when I consider the type of moral character of the individual who does not understand two fundamental truths established at the very inception of this country. I watched him say to me, "We didn't have protests last night. We had criminal acts. We didn't have people mourning the death of this man, George Floyd. We had people capitalizing. His death is on their hands, as much as it is those officers. I know that’s a strong statement.” He not only said this, he defended it immediately after saying it when he should have apologized. Instead, he walked away from the podium, you spoke, answered a question and then Mr. Moore returned. What was the first thing he said? He said, “I misspoke.” Please tell me you see the difference between “I misspoke” and “I am sorry." A Concerned LA County Resident
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