at 1 p.m. on april 29, judge stanley weisberg announced that the jury had reached its verdict, which would be read in two hours' time. this was done to allow reporters, but also police and other emergency responders, time to prepare for the outcome, as unrest was feared if the officers were acquitted. the lapd had activated its emergency operations center, which the webster commission described as "the doors were opened, the lights turned on and the coffee pot plugged in", but taken no other preparatory action. specifically, the people intended to staff that center were not gathered until 4:45 p.m. in addition, no action was taken to retain extra personnel at the lapd's shift change at 3 p.m., as the risk of trouble was deemed low.