But that only happens periodically. And when it happens, it's sometimes more self-destructive than anything else. We have two Los Angeleses. Those are two distinct realities and I do not believe there is the will, the desire, the motivation to deal with the problems of the inner city to avoid future conflagration. In my 34 years working with the county and the city I have not seen that will.
Programs come up and programs die.
I have not seen real policy that deals with people's problems. By policy, I mean directives that have kick, directives that have money behind them, that require people to do things differently. And the tragedy is that we have generations of youngsters who are going to live and die and never get a glimpse of the good life, just by virtue of accident of birth. I am not suggesting mollycoddling anybody. I am suggesting that people have to feel a sense of worth and dignity in order to participate in society in a constructive way.