ACLU on Bratton

While they have more areas of disagreement than issues to praise, the ACLU of Southern California on Monday issued a letter of support for the appointment of Police Chief Bill Bratton to a second five-year term.
A letter from ACLU Exectuive Director Ramona Ripston, delivered to the commission for it hearing later in the day on Bratton said it disagrees with the chief on the "broken windows" theory of policing, how the LAPD has dealt with the homeless on Skid Row and that the LAPD has a culture that permits excessive force.
But, even with all that, Ripston said Bratton has also shown a willingness to talk to critics, seek outside voices and been more open in his operations.