Posted on 08/30/2013 10:11:24 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
Law enforcement in Los Angeles have been left stunned after they discovered photographs on social media showing young children holding AK-47's during a massive crackdown on the notorious Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips gang.
In one of the shocking images a young girl in Disney pajamas brandishes the iconic Russian assault rifle, pointing the barrel right at the camera - while in another, a little boy holds a hand gun towards the lens.
Recovered during a massive raid on Thursday across South LA, almost 1,000 members of the LAPD and the FBI took about three dozen members of the dangerous gang into custody as they attempt to stem crime across the city.
'It's a culture of violence,' said LAPD Commander, Bill Scott. 'When you grow up in a culture like that, violence becomes secondary. It becomes second nature. And that's the cycle we're trying to disrupt.'
The 30 or so gang members arrested on drug and conspiracy charges are the culmination of Operation Thumbs Down, which has been in the pipeline for 18 months and targeted the Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips leaders.
The investigation's name directly refers to the Rollin' 30s hand gesture - two thumbs pointed up, representing the 'H' in Harlem.
Notorious across the south of LA, the gang has around 1,000 members and is thought to be responsible for up to 29 murders over the course of the last five years according to the LAPD.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That’s not an AK47 or any variant as far as I can see.
Sooo... pictures of my sons when they were young holding an AR is bad?
The “AK-47” as it is called by the presstitute hoplophobes is actually an M-1 cabine. Morons.
savages breed savages -
found in the middle east found in the serengeti
just like the hell’s angels and other gangs ... they have no respect for life but they will do ANYTHING to get what they want. Where is Elliot Ness when we need him most? Unfortunately, we have never dealt with gang activity effectively. We let the sociologists explain how broken these yobs are and how we should understand and help habilitate them. HAH! They are thugs just like the road robbers of times gone by.
Yep.
But, but, but it’s got one of those scary thousand round banana clips.
What AR ?
'These actions say to the owner of a property, 'We need you to take steps to get gang members out of your properties, we need you to take steps to ensure your properties are safe.'
Uh, here's a clue, Sherlock - these are armed criminals, and the property owners are actively discouraged from firearms ownership themselves because this is Kalifornia. What is the owner supposed to do, shake his finger at them?
If you're involved in murders, drug trafficking, or a gang lifestyle -- yes.
Impossible because guns are illegal. Those photos must be photoshopped.
Well, it does have the M2 variant 30 round magazine, so it might, just might be an M2 ... but not likely at the going prices.
Why is this coming from British media?
Can’t the US media ever cover anything? (Other than...)?
Well, when you're completely dazzled by the luminous presence of Dear Leader it's hard to focus on anything else.
Hmmm... okay, I think I’m good.
M2’s are pretty rare, aren’t they?
I’m thinking that’s a slef-help poster used to identify weapons on the cube walls of 99% of all “journalists”.
“I’m shocked, shocked!”
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