[freespirited]

The teen had dreams of creating a better life.

So he joined a gang?

[madison10]

No where does the article say that the victim joined a gang...

[madison10]

Whoops, missed the last sentence. Sawwy.

[mefistofelerevised]

Why that line was put in the article is beyond me. Was it edited by Kennedy/McCain/Reid?

[gunservative]

It’s a civil war!!!!! Pull out!!!!!!

[anymouse]

Santa Barbara has gangs?

Between the millionaire entertainers, college students and surfer hippies, I guess someone has to supply their drugs.

[Popocatapetl]

Between drug dealers and gangsters, they now account for what percent of the annual homicides in the US? 60%? 70%?

Tell me again why I should care?

[Yaelle]

Gangs in Santa Barbara? Do they do drive-bys in Lexuses and Jaguars? When the cheapest home is $900,000 you’d think there would not be as much incentive to go gangbanging.

[Travis McGee]

[Drago]

Doing the Gangbanging that Americans won’t do. The “Barrio” has spread North...pretty much up past Sacramento now.

[gubamyster]

ping

[ccmay]

Police said all three victims were either gang members or gang affiliates.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. If there were some way to fence them off and provide all the guns and ammo needed to fight to the last man, I'd be in favor of it.

-ccm

[ZULU]

Probable fruits of Bush’s Open Door Policy with Mexico.