Vincent Gray coming out as law-and-order mayor

Published December 18, 2012 5:00am ET



On Ninth Street in Philadelphia’s Italian Market neighborhood, the mural of former Mayor Frank Rizzo covers the side of an entire three-story brick building. Can you say larger than life?

Rizzo rose through the ranks of the police department to become chief — and then mayor for two terms. Granted, Rizzo was a brute. He and the African-American community clashed.

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