Posted on 04/02/2008 8:01:27 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
The Los Angeles City Council dropped plans Tuesday for a symbolic moratorium on killing, deciding instead to use the upcoming anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination to promote peace. Council members had been asked by a handful of activists to declare a 40-hour ban on murder and other violence, a concept one critic quickly derided as "silliness." After a 45-minute debate, the council reworked its resolution, saying the city's opposition to homicides should last more than a single weekend. "A moratorium on violence and killing is something we should support 365 days a year and every minute we live," said Councilman Richard Alarcon, who represents part of the San Fernando Valley. The symbolic ban on homicides had been proposed by Los Angeles author and political commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who had urged the city to make a bold statement about the recent increase in homicides. "If this works, then the next logical thing is: If a city like Los Angeles can go 40 hours without one homicide, then why not 40 days?" said Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable. Others called the ban a hollow gesture, saying the council should focus on more substantive anti-crime proposals. "I'm sure that the people who are doing the killing will hear that the council is calling for a moratorium and then cease and desist," said a sarcastic Joe Hicks, a former executive director of the city's Human Relations Commission. "It's more silliness from our wonderful City Council." Councilman Tony Cardenas responded angrily, telling his colleagues that a murder moratorium is not silly at all.
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“Council members had been asked by a handful of activists to declare a 40-hour ban on murder and other violence, a concept one critic quickly derided as “silliness.””
LOL, oh this is too funny. Some drug deal has gone south, the dude pulls a gun to shoot the guy who screwed him but gives pause, “You are SO LUCKY there’s a homicide ban on!”
Taxpayer time well wasted.
“Taxpayer time well wasted.”
Yeah!....Never mind the damn pot holes!
Why not simply ban it from Jan 1st through Dec 31st?
Idiots.
The SANCTUARY city of LA cannot ban homicides when they have culpability for some of them. Two weeks ago, a star HS football player named Shaw was shot and killed by an illegal alien who was relased from jail for the fourth time the day before the shooting. The mayor of LA and the LA Co. sheriff who runs the jail are culpable for this kids murder as much as if they had handed him the gun.
This is behond rediculous! Everyone of these asshats should be driven out into the Mojave desert and dumped!....
Is this article a late April Fools joke?
The shear absurdity of this is beyond believe. Do these idiots think thet are talking about a bunch of third graders who need a “time out” from killing?
You can’t make this stuff up. I was looking for a particularly silly remark to make fun of, but the whole article is sadly hilarious, from beginning to end.
Is this article a late April Fools joke?
Unfortunately, no.
Why do anything of substance when you can issue proclamations?
Why do anything of substance when you can issue proclamations?
At least it makes the city council feel better....
Thank goodness for liberal; we can all feel better!
Brilliant!
How to solve the crime problem.
Simply BAN crime.
Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner?
“Thank goodness for liberal; we can all feel better!”....
Always with liberals it’s about feelings....nothing more than feelings.
I thought the story yesterday was a April Fools Joke! Should have known that in LA LA Land April Fools comes everyday!
Perhaps the city council will next introduce fines for violating a no-shooting ban; sort of like those loony city councils who ban barbecues on certain days.
This has to give gangbangers a lot to laugh about....
Morons
If Libs had any sense, instead of going at things piecemeal this way, they would simply pass a comprehensive law making it illegal to break any law at any time...with exceptions to accomodate crimaliens and Lib 'civil disobedience actions'.
Man, there's one on Wilcox that nearly swallowed my car whole one day.
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