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Brutal, brazen crimes shake L.A., leaving city at a crossroads
Los Angeles Times ^ | December 4, 2021 | Kevin Rector, Richard Winton, and Andrew J. Campa

Posted on 12/06/2021 9:05:48 AM PST by karpov

Crews of burglars publicly smashing their way into Los Angeles’ most exclusive stores. Robbers following their victims, including a star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and a BET host, to their residences. And this week, the fatal shooting of 81-year-old Jacqueline Avant, an admired philanthropist and wife of music legend Clarence Avant, in her Beverly Hills home.

After two years of rising violent crime in Los Angeles, these incidents have sparked a national conversation and led to local concern about both the crimes themselves and where the outrage over the violence will lead.

“The fact that this has happened, her being shot and killed in her own home, after giving, sharing, and caring for 81 years has shaken the laws of the Universe,” declared Oprah Winfrey, expressing her grief over Avant’s killing to her 43 million Twitter followers. “The world is upside down.”

While overall city crime rates remain far below records set during the notorious gang wars of the 1990s, violent crime has jumped sharply in L.A., as it has in other cities. Much of the violence has occurred in poor communities and among vulnerable populations, such as the homeless, and receives little attention.

However, since the start of the pandemic and more rapidly in recent months, crime has crept up in wealthier enclaves and thrust its way to the center of public discourse in L.A. — against a backdrop of COVID-19 angst, evolving political perceptions of what role police and prosecutors should play in society and, now, a holiday season upon which brick-and-mortar retailers are relying to stay afloat.

Some wonder if this could be a turning point for California, which for decades has been at the center of the movement for criminal justice reform, rolling back tough sentencing laws and reducing prison populations.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; andrewjcampa; beverlyhills; california; clarenceavant; crime; dystopia; gavinnewsom; jacquelineavant; kamalaharris; kevinrector; losangeles; losangelesslimes; losangelestimes; oprahwinfrey; richardwinton; twitter
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To: karpov

“these incidents have sparked a national conversation”

This is how 3 ball-less Californicators address rampant, in-your-face criminality.

Perhaps Constitutional Carry legislation be a better solution?

It would wild-wild west for a very short time, then peace would settle across the land.


21 posted on 12/06/2021 9:17:19 AM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: karpov

But but Seth Rogan said this wasn’t happening, same as Kumula Harris. If we can’t trust the word of an Actor and a Whore who can we trust ?


22 posted on 12/06/2021 9:21:02 AM PST by DAC21
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To: Irenic

Exactly. It only matters when it hits Hollywood/celebrities.

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Bleeding heart liberal elites always got away with their duplicity, but they felt safe in their enclaves and gated communities. Now they don’t feel safe there either (at least in blue cities/states). Why did Pelosi buy a house in Florida recently?


23 posted on 12/06/2021 9:26:25 AM PST by z3n (“If the populace knew with what idiocy they were ruled, they would revolt.” -Charlemagne)
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To: karpov
‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: Los Angeles Residents Stunned As Violent Crimes Creep Into Wealthier Communities
24 posted on 12/06/2021 9:29:28 AM PST by blam
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To: karpov

25 posted on 12/06/2021 9:30:33 AM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Why allow a government of thieves, liars, braggarts, traitors, cowards and perverts? )
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To: karpov
“The fact that this has happened, her being shot and killed in her own home, after giving, sharing, and caring for 81 years has shaken the laws of the Universe,” declared Oprah Winfrey, expressing her grief over Avant’s killing to her 43 million Twitter followers. “The world is upside down.”

Oprah is part of the problem. She is correct about the world being upside down, though. The truth is 180 degrees out of phase with the world. Much is hidden in plain sight and just needs to be inverted.

Isa 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Isa 29:16
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?

26 posted on 12/06/2021 9:34:07 AM PST by Disambiguator
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The wealthy of LA will either starting hiring private police protection to patrol their neighborhoods or they’ll start moving further out toward Santa Barbara, Montecito or further south towards Newport Beach.


27 posted on 12/06/2021 9:35:29 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: karpov

My son told me Avant gave massive amounts of money to the Clintons. Our elites are supposed to be untouchable and immune from common, everyday, stupid Democrat policies.


28 posted on 12/06/2021 9:39:20 AM PST by Luke21
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To: karpov

From the LA Times. Bwahahahaha. Hell they are part and parcel to the problem. They are the ones who have backed these liberals including the DA’s.


29 posted on 12/06/2021 9:39:20 AM PST by Parley Baer (go trump )
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To: karpov
Continuous Riot Theory
30 posted on 12/06/2021 9:40:53 AM PST by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: karpov

“...crime has crept up in wealthier enclaves ..”

Well, that’s where the money is. Besides, they are democrats.


31 posted on 12/06/2021 9:41:14 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Grampa Dave

They fine and imprison their political opponents for nonexistent crimes and offenses, But their pets may do as they please, just not to them. There’s the conundrum.


32 posted on 12/06/2021 9:41:56 AM PST by Luke21
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To: karpov

VOTE BLUE lol


33 posted on 12/06/2021 9:44:13 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: karpov

the big dem donors are being affected by the policies they paid for

oh no


34 posted on 12/06/2021 9:44:17 AM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: Grampa Dave

“Destroying property, which can be replaced, is not violence.”

DIY reparations


35 posted on 12/06/2021 9:47:07 AM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: PGR88; All

I’ve never understood Oprah’s appeal.
In my opinion she peaked as a weather girl in Baltimore. (I think it was Baltimore!) In everything else she’s just pseudo-intellectual TV “noise”.


36 posted on 12/06/2021 9:47:45 AM PST by Reily
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To: dfwgator

bingo!


37 posted on 12/06/2021 9:48:16 AM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: karpov
After two years of rising violent crime in Los Angeles, these incidents have sparked a national conversation and led to local concern about both the crimes themselves and where the outrage over the violence will lead.

Journalists! Do you honestly know anyone other than the 'elite' who use terms like, "these incidents have sparked a national conversation"? Really?
38 posted on 12/06/2021 9:49:29 AM PST by systemjim (Lifetime Lover of Music)
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To: karpov
A good percentage of Californians are now illegal aliens and foreign nationals, thanks to open borders and reckless chain immigration...

To compound this, CA public school indoctrination centers are producing millions more leftist voters every single year.

Based on the above, I came to the hard conclusion about 5 years ago it's never going to go back to what it was, and CA will only get much worse.

39 posted on 12/06/2021 9:54:24 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: karpov

Don’t worry you got newsom


40 posted on 12/06/2021 10:00:28 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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