In Los Angeles, the District Attorney announced Thursday that he would not file charges against a police officer who was videotaped pummeling a suspected car theif with a metal flashlight. The videotaped incident reminded many of the 1991 beating of Rodney King. Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn and a group of African-American activists condemned the decision not to press charges against the officer. Mayor Hahn said “Let me be clear: I do not agree with that. I saw what I saw.” John Mack, president of the Los Angeles Urban League said the decision reflects a “double standard of justice: The deck is stacked in favor of police.”