Here are a few of the things that have gone on at recent meetings of the Los Angeles Police Commission:
Spontaneous outbursts from the audience. Insults hurled at the police chief. Widespread whistling, chanting, foot stamping and sign waving. Rowdy protesters removed by officers. A black man in a red Ku Klux Klan outfit. More profanity than a Tarantino movie.
The commissioners don't like the rudeness, understandably. What's more, it can get in the way of doing business. But what can be done? Should unruly speech and behavior be banned? And if so, how should the commission draw the line between what is permissible and what should not be tolerated?