>>So L.A. keeps stacking bodies like cordwood and sullying its name internationally with horrific headlines that sound more Karbala than Compton, Fallujah than Alhambra, Baghdad than Baldwin Park.<<
This is news? As far as I know, Compton has always been considered hellish.
It was so hellish that my Great-Grandma moved there in the early 70’s because the rent was so much cheaper than anywhere else. Decent neighborhoods, and nice people, mostly. Of course, that was then...