[Alberta's Child]

The Rodney King riots were the first chapter in the demise of southern California as we once knew it. The OJ debacle was the second and final chapter.

The state had been in decline for some time before these incidents, but from that point forward there was no way to pretend southern California was anything other than the fouled-up, dysfunctional sh!t-hole that leaped out at us from our television screens.

The irony of the whole thing is that I now sense an utter lack of concern about this kind of incident. In fact, most people (including many blacks) are probably rooting for the cops whenever they hear that a "convicted felon" has been treated like a King on the streets of Los Angeles these days.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Hmm, interesting post. I am writing from this "shit hole" of Southern California, under blue skies with low humidity, looking out at the half million dollar homes (cheap for this neck of the woods) in my neighborhood, deciding whether I should go to the lake and enjoy an adult beverage, or perhaps head to the beach to enjoy a beautiful sunset. Wednesday I'll take in a free concert at Fashion Island. I'll enjoy the music and the cool breezes that blow in off the Pacific while I sip wine and dine on grapes and crackers, surrounded by shops equal to the best of the Miracle Mile or Rodeo Drive.

I guess the excrement here is just a lot better than the rest of the country.

[abigail2]

And don't forget the illegal alien invasion that capped it all off!!

[Pagey]

Allow me to contribute this from the bottom of my Home Page here at F.R.---for everyone who thinks L.A. is a sh!thole:

"Finally: IF you think L.A. is a horrible place To Live,To Visit,or Work In and Around, YOU just don't know-----(and obviously haven't met) the right people here and should seriously consider taking your Blinders Off". It's what I tell my relatives from Iowa and Nebraska when they visit each year, "remember to take your blinders off" and then I show them how great this city is and being a native, I can do that with considerable ease at no charge. They don't think L.A. is so bad after I'm through w/ them each summer. LOL