Should The LAPD Respond to Every Burglar Alarm?; Democratic Candidates for President; Reality Television Programming
Should The LAPD Respond to Every Burglar Alarm?
Last week the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners announced that police units would only be dispatched to burglar alarms that have been verified as a genuine burglary attempts. Soon after, some L.A. City Council members expressed concern over the move and indicated that they may try and overturn the CommissionÍs decision. Larry Mantle talks with L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and the Police Commission's Joe Gunn.
Democratic Candidates for President
Senator Joe Lieberman just declared that he will run for President in 2004 as a "different kind of Democrat." The list of Democratic candidates includes: former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. Others who may throw their hats into the ring are Connecticut's senior senator, Christopher Dodd; Sens. Bob Graham of Florida and Joseph Biden of Delaware; former Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado; and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Maybe your favorite candidate is not on this list. Give us a call and share your thoughts with Larry and David Menefee-Libey, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College. We open the phones to hear your thoughts on the Democratic candidates for President.
Reality Television Programming
"Joe Millionaire," "The Bachelorette," "The Surreal Life," are just a few of the new Reality programs this television season. Larry Mantle discusses the boom in this season's reality shows with Greg Baerg, Executive Director of zaptoit.com and Bob Thompson, Director, Center for the Study of Popular TV at Syracuse University. They discuss why reality TV shows are so popular, the psychology behind their creation, and the people who watch them.