Far right.

Celeste is right, they’re the embodiment of the banality of evil, just scared of going to jail over what they’ve done. Hopefully they’re feeling remorse and fear of being caught right now. They can’t hide the car forever, and if they’ve taken it apart or smuggled it into some clandestine body shop it’ll turn up. (Unless they’re involved in the underworld which has its own body shops to doctor stolen cars… I don’t know if the driver is illegal, but may well be involved in something nefarious. While Woody’s comment does seem jarringly incongruous here, if you look at the LAPD’s Most Wanted Database, the vast majority of those wanted for hit-and-runs are Latino, most of them on the loose because they are foreign nationals who fled south. But Plaz is probably right that two guys speeding around in that hood at night are probably black. Didn’t the eyewitness comment on their appearance?)

Disconcerting that the light may have been green — reminds us to be extra careful even when we’re “in the right.” At that time of night some may unreasonably assume the streets are clear of pedestrians. However there are areas like that and around the clubs that are full of often tipsy young people don’t pay attention to crosswalk signals.

Last night three people were struck down at 6:30 p.m. waiting to cross at the corner of La Brea and Fountain, one an older lady on a bicycle, two of them were killed. They allegedly stepped off the curb and were struck when cars involved in an accident lost control. Maybe because they were middle-aged and elderly, and not part of a prominent institution, they didn’t get the same degree of attention. While I understand the special anguish of losing a child, it tends to disturb me that when people pass a certain age, unless they’re famous, people implicitly act like their lives aren’t worth as much, as though they’re “more used up.” Whereas they have spent decades amassing their wisdom and contributing to society, and maybe have their own dreams yet to fulfill, their own kids left behind. Another woman was recently struck on Sepulveda near the Skirball when she got out to inspect her expensive car’s flat tire — they’re among dozens every year in this city who are killed in hit and runs. They could be any of us.

Can’t believe that after being away for over a month I drop by and reg and woody are still at it on apparently every thread — though glad to hear reg has vowed to ignore woody. I think woody’s heart is in the right place though.

You shouldn’t be reading my comments or commenting on them, even indirectly, despite your thinking that simply leaving off my name somehow skirts your pledge.

Frankly, reg, look in the mirror. If there is a troll in these parts, it’s you. You can’t let a comment of mine pass without a personal attack on me.

Do you have a real job besides master fry cook?

To tell you the truth, I watched the video three times, and cried each time. Her mother’s pain simply feels unbearable.

Also, I see that ATV has a nice video about Adri herself.

I think some crimes get to us more than others. And this one has. I believe we all feel it.

Take care of your little sister. This is a terrible, terrible thing.

PS: I was a Pi Phi at USC, as it happens.