Many are rising to defend and pray for the councilman, while calls escalate for him to step down or, at the very least lose, his committee assignments.
Public trust in government is circling the drain in America and has been for quite some time., just 44% of adults say they have a “great deal” or even a “fair amount” of confidence in the politicians who already hold or are running for elected office. The findings are among the most pathetic since Gallup began polling Americans about it in 1972.
In other words, few who live or have deep ties to South L.A. are ready to throw Ridley-Thomas under the bus. There’s a fear of losing leadership and a fear of who might replace him. Meanwhile, on Friday, several Black activists gathered to defend him at a hastily called a press conference in the parking lot of a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on Crenshaw Boulevard.
Still, Councilman Joe Buscaino, who is running for mayor, wants Ridley-Thomas gone, and others, including Councilman Paul Krekorian, have come close to agreeing. Indeed, that he has inspired such unwavering loyalty, even as he faces federal charges, should come as no surprise.
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