LAPD apologizes to Robert Kennedy's family

LAPD apologizes to Robert Kennedy's family

Exhibit hosted by the department included items worn by RFK when he was slain.
By Andrew Blankstein

March 3, 2010


The Los Angeles Police Department has apologized to the family of the late Robert F. Kennedy and removed items from a homicide exhibit in Las Vegas that included the dress shirt worn by the senator when he was assassinated in 1968, officials said Tuesday night.

The shirt was among a number of items included in the highly publicized display at the 2010 California Homicide Investigators Assn. Conference, which is being hosted by the LAPD. The crime-scene evidence can be seen by the general public for the next two days.

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Also on display was evidence connected to the assassination of Kennedy, who was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel very early on the morning of June 5, 1968. Kennedy was mortally wounded in a kitchen pantry moments after declaring victory in the California Democratic presidential primary.

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Members of the Kennedy family and others were offended that items -- including a shirt, tie and jacket -- worn by the late senator would be displayed, LAPD officials said.

Those items, which were on display to the media most of Tuesday, were removed, and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck apologized to the family.

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:toast: :evilgrin:

My mom and I were watching his victory speech on tv. I was ten years old at the time. I can remember walking around for the next day with a transistor radio "glued" to my ear to see if he would survive. RFK was complex like all of us but he had learned so much and had been seared by tragedy. By the time of his death he was just so full of empathy.

As an aside, my fiancee used to live blocks away from The Ambassador Hotel where he was martyred. I think they turned it into a school.

People get offended so easily. It was 40 years ago.. he'd dead. It's a shirt. People need to quit whining about everything (especially since there are legit complaints out there, whining over trivial things actually harms society, imho).


They could have been happy that it was shown to remind people that a great man was slain. Perhaps it would cause people to look him up and read about him.

But... that wouldn't have gotten any attention, so they chose to whine instead.

I think the Kennedys are entitled to 'whine' as you so quaintly put it. :eyes:

family members.

United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations

It should be left up to the Kennedy family to decide.

..Remove the Top Hat Lincoln was wearing the night of his death as well as long as we are all going to be sensitive to the reality of history...And the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis the bullet that killed Martin Luther King while we are are at it..

items for attention is a whole 'nother matter.

But I saw a display of Milk's clothing that he wore when he was assassinated on the news the last year or so.

Dupe

Jesus, think before you do stupid shit like this.

After a police investigation is concluded, it is customary to return the personal effects the the victim's family. This includes all clothing that was worn, as well as jewelry, wallet, dental reatiner, whatever. If the family does not want the items, they are disposed of. I can understand the historical significance of the clothing, but if the family did not want it displayed, why didn't they claim it and take possession? However, I still think it is incredibly tacky of the LAPD to display the shirt.

Since they were able to fire all those teachers in NJ they should also fire everyone in the LAPD. Hmmm

What business is it of theirs to possess the shirt of RFK? Isn't the case solved?

The LAPD didn't want any complications with their lone-nut theme.

And a hearty fuck you to Chief Gates!