Posted on 04/14/2008 10:23:50 AM PDT by RadioCirca1970
Los Angeles is currently caught up in a battle against two threats -- the Paparazzi and street gangs. It has chosen to do battle with the paps; it has chosen to duck the problem with street gangs.
Let me first tell you about Jamiel Shaw. Shaw, was, by all accounts a good kid, the story would be unremarkable, except that this story takes place in the city of Los Angeles, a city that has its fair share of lost kids. But Jamiel was different; he was an athlete and a good guy. He was a star footballer at Los Angeles High School, and his dad and his mom (who was serving in Iraq) were rightly proud of their son’s achievements. Columnist Sandy Banks quoted Jamiel’s father in the Los Angeles Times, “'College wasn't an option. He was going to college,'" said Shaw, a high school dropout who passed a general education development test. "'My job was to get him through high school, get him ready. He did everything I asked him to.'"
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bttt
a truly heart wrenching story about a boy who worked very hard to do well and was needlessly killed by an illegal who was released from jail the day prior without being deported.
Awakens ones vigilante insticnts.
THAT is what has made LA a deadly city and one that I don't care if I ever set foot in again. He wanted to give his "brothers" from Mexico a pass and this is the result, and it's only going to get worse! LA is beginning to look just like Mexico does. A lawless city!
A lot of LA’s paparazzi are themselves illegall aliens.
And what precisely did The President have to say about this?
Wow, you sound bitter!
You get downsized or something?
I assume from your screen-name you cling to guns, as well!
I was, at first, then I realized that I wasn't bitter, I was better. ;o)
You get downsized or something?
No! If I got downsized, I'd blow away in the wind.
I assume from your screen-name you cling to guns, as well!
Yes, and I cling to my religion too. I belong to a Reverend Jeremiah Wright's type church and I have to fight my way in and again when I try to get out. They don't like us honkey's, you know? LOL
Hmmm
You're in New Mexico?
Ya better stay out of Albuquerque, NM then, as it has more crime per capita in 5 of the 7 major crime categories than does LA, Ca.
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