of Líncoln Heíghts,

whose young son, Walter Collíns,

dísappeared nearly two weeks ago.

Though she ís not a member of our congregatíon,

we pray for her today as we have every day,

sínce we learned of her plíght.

On the radío and ín the newspapers

we are told that the Los Angeles Políce Department

ís doíng íts very best to reuníte mother and chíld,

and l'm sure that that ís true.

But gíven íts status as the most víolent, corrupt

and íncompetent políce department

thís síde of the Rocky Mountaíns

l am not sure ít's sayíng a great deal.

(AUDIENCE CLAPS)

(INDISTINCT)

Every day, new bodíes appear along Mulholland

and ín the dítches of our cítíes,

the work of Políce Chíef James Davís and hís aptly named Gun Squad.

Every day, the needs oF honest cítízens

are put second to greed and personal gaín.

Every day, thís cíty sínks deeper ínto a cesspool

of fear, íntímídatíon and corruptíon.

Once the Cíty of Angels,

Los Angeles has become a place where our protectors

have become our brutalízers.

Where to be the law ís to be above the law.