Comments on: Where You From? http://witnessla.com/gangs/2008/admin/where-you-from/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Thu, 24 May 2012 01:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AC http://witnessla.com/gangs/2008/admin/where-you-from/comment-page-1/#comment-17706 AC Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:16:08 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2008/admin/where-you-from/#comment-17706 I find it sad that the public, myself included, have become so inured to gang violence that only the possibility of a race war, or psychotic, illegal immigrants going on a killing spree, is enough to bring us out of our catatonic stupor. As Angelenos - we should be outraged at the mere thought of an increase in gang recruitment. But anyway, I don’t know why I’m even worried, I’m sure Mayor V will get right on it – well - right after his world tour - and as soon as the campaign season has finally come to an end. I find it sad that the public, myself included, have become so inured to gang violence that only the possibility of a race war, or psychotic, illegal immigrants going on a killing spree, is enough to bring us out of our catatonic stupor. As Angelenos – we should be outraged at the mere thought of an increase in gang recruitment. But anyway, I don’t know why I’m even worried, I’m sure Mayor V will get right on it – well – right after his world tour – and as soon as the campaign season has finally come to an end.

]]> By: lost resident http://witnessla.com/gangs/2008/admin/where-you-from/comment-page-1/#comment-17705 lost resident Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:29:18 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2008/admin/where-you-from/#comment-17705 "<i> as evidenced by the fact that while violent crime in Los Angeles waxes and wanes (and, aside from a few brief hiccups, has fallen under Bill Bratton) the number of gangs and gang members continues to trend dispiritingly upward."</i> Beck only mentions the "good" shootings in which someone is killed. How many shootings and other acts of violence are "exhaustively investigated". Beck says gang membership is up but crime is down? I have seen many crimes go unreported or the police never show up. In L.A. a 911 call about a fight or assault has a long response time, by the time the cops show up everybody is gone. Report a theft from a car and the LAPD won't even take a report, of course crime statistics are down. I have had my car broken into three times in the downtown area, with zero police reports, so yes crime reporting is definitely way down. “ as evidenced by the fact that while violent crime in Los Angeles waxes and wanes (and, aside from a few brief hiccups, has fallen under Bill Bratton) the number of gangs and gang members continues to trend dispiritingly upward.”

Beck only mentions the “good” shootings in which someone is killed. How many shootings and other acts of violence are “exhaustively investigated”.

Beck says gang membership is up but crime is down? I have seen many crimes go unreported or the police never show up. In L.A. a 911 call about a fight or assault has a long response time, by the time the cops show up everybody is gone. Report a theft from a car and the LAPD won’t even take a report, of course crime statistics are down. I have had my car broken into three times in the downtown area, with zero police reports, so yes crime reporting is definitely way down.

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