As police radioed for reinforcements, the bank robbers fired some 1,200 rounds ammunition in a ferociousshootout caught by television news cameras.
当警察用无线电发出请求支援的消息时,银行强匪已经发射了1200发子弹,电视新闻摄象机抓拍下了这激烈枪战的景象.

Ten officers and six civilians were shot, but luckily, none died. One robber committed suicide and the other succumbed to his wounds as he lay in the street. Outside the museum, two bullet-riddled cars round out the story. One was driven by the robbers, and the other by a police sergeant who was wounded in the fierce exchange.
10名警员和6名市民中弹,但幸运的是无人身亡.一个强匪自杀了,另一个强匪因伤倒在大街上.在博物馆之外,两辆满是弹孔的车讲述着这个故事.一辆由强匪驾驶,另一辆由警官驾驶,他在激烈的交战中受伤.

The LAPD story has more than its share of heroism, but it also has its dark side, from corruption in the department's early days to the scandals and racial incidents of the 1990s. The police beating of a black motorist named Rodney King would spark citywide riots in 1992, after a jury acquitted four accused officers. The museum does not highlight these topics, but Martin says visitors sometimes raise the issues.
LAPD故事不仅仅讲述英雄主义,同样有它的阴暗面,从部门早期的贪污受贿,到1990年代的种族歧视丑闻.1992年,警察殴打了一名叫做RK的黑人司机,在陪审团宣告4名警察无罪后,引发了全市的大混乱.

And the LAPD story, says retired officer Glynn Martin, is well worth the telling
退休警官称LAPD的故事是值得述说的.

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