"The city in fact is not under siege," Paysinger told reporters at an afternoon news conference.He's right, you know. A siege is when the enemies are outside your gates.
I'd tend to view the Bloods, the Crips, the Sureños, the Asian gangs, and the 18th Street Gang as competing occupying barbarian armies.
And sorry if you think you might need to take steps to protect yourself on the street during the latest "blip"...the answer is "No." In LA, we reserve that privilege for "The Only Ones."
And here's a cheery thought:
And it is everywhere. According to the Department of Justice, today America has at least 30,000 gangs, with 800,000 members, in 2,500 communities across the United States. (Gang experts at the University of Southern California claim the number of American jurisdictions with gang problems has reached 4,000.) Federal, state and local law enforcement across the country agree that street gangs connected to or mimicking the L.A. model have become a national epidemic.
And here's a cheery thought:
All enabled and made possible by the very government policies we as a nation seem inclined to provide more of, which I guess is what they mean by "Hope" and "Change."
Gosh, I hope I'm not sounding overly alarmist. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
And it is everywhere. According to the Department of Justice, today America has at least 30,000 gangs, with 800,000 members, in 2,500 communities across the United States. (Gang experts at the University of Southern California claim the number of American jurisdictions with gang problems has reached 4,000.) Federal, state and local law enforcement across the country agree that street gangs connected to or mimicking the L.A. model have become a national epidemic.
All enabled and made possible by the very government policies we as a nation seem inclined to provide more of, which I guess is what they mean by "Hope" and "Change."
Gosh, I hope I'm not sounding overly alarmist. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?