Los Angeles county carnage, STAY ALERT STAY ALIVE..

[mpmffitz]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/homicidemap/

[Pup-n-taco]

"Stay alert and stay alive Los Angeles." Maybe that should be our news anchor's sign-off. Kinda like "Stay classy San Diego."

[art23rockpile]

This is just a guess, but i'd estimate that 80%+ of those homicides are gang/drug related.

[Heyitsdave]

According to the LA Times bar graph, Black and Hispanic Males prefer a shooting to settle their differences.

[SAR_boats]

According to the LA Times bar graph, Black and Hispanic Males prefer a shooting to settle their differences.

Yup, and on Saturday too!

[sasquatch9billion]

According to the LA Times bar graph, Black and Hispanic Males prefer a shooting to settle their differences.

Or it could have something to do with socio/economic conditions in this country. You know, like "the bigger picture."

[Chewyeti]

Or it could have something to do with socio/economic conditions in this country. You know, like "the bigger picture."

yeah.. lets blame peoples actions on society! it's not their fault....

[92se-r]

"But you don't understand their upbringing!"

You are basically saying that everyone who HAS chosen to work hard and lift themselves out of poverty did it by luck, and not because they wanted and chose something better for themselves.

Basically that's an eff you to everyone who took the hard way out instead of "thug life".

People make choices in life. Don't make excuses for them.

Or it could have something to do with socio/economic conditions in this country. You know, like "the bigger picture."

[strobelite]

but how did the 2 brothers die?

[OldDogDan]

Actually, Sasquatch didn't "basically say" that at all. "Socio-economic conditions" are not an excuse for crime, but part of the explanation, correlated to the statistics that cause someone to say "blacks & Hispanic males prefer shooting to settle their differences".

[Abui]

but how did the 2 brothers die?

they were cousins.


RIP Garret Dandini, Navy recruiter identified as victim of Pico Rivera attack




PICO RIVERA -- Detectives tried to make sense Sunday of a pizza parlor shooting that left three men dead and seven people wounded during a charity fund-raiser.
The names of those killed were not released Sunday evening pending notification of family members, coroner's officials said. Two of the dead men were cousins.
The attack occurred about 6:45 p.m. on Saturday in front of Falcone's Pizza, at 9247 Slauson Ave.
Officials believe the Old School Riders motorcycle club was holding a charity event in the eatery's parking lot when a male Hispanic adult opened fire.
"(He was) firing wildly into the crowd," said Detective Joe Sheehy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, which is investigating the shooting.
The gunman was last seen getting into the passenger side of a dark-colored vehicle with a waiting driver, Sheehy said. The car sped away west on Slauson Avenue.
No further description of the gunman was available Sunday.
The three deceased victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Additionally, four men and three women were hospitalized, but all were expected to survive their injuries, Sheehy said.
About a dozen children were present when the shooting occurred, Sheehy said. "It was very lucky no kids were hit."
It was unclear Sunday what motivated the attack, which appeared to be unprovoked, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Byron Ward said in a written statement.
Sheehy declined to say if additional gunmen may have been involved.
"That's something we're going to have to hold back for right now," he said.
Officials said detectives were sifting through footage on surveillance tapes from nearby businesses. About 40 witnesses inside the pizza parlor had been interviewed Saturday night.
Sheehy said the Old School Riders has no gang affiliation, and Falcone's Pizza is not a gang hangout.
While some witnesses said the shooting may have involved members of the Mongols motorcycle gang, Sheehy said he did not believe anyone attending the party Saturday was a Mongol.
"If this was (an attack) against Mongols, it was definitely a case of mistaken identity," Sheehy said.
"Friends, family members, that's who was attending this," he added. "That's about all it is."
Falcone's Pizza was open for business Sunday, but an on-duty manager declined to comment. A memorial of flowers and candles stood in the parking lot.
A stray bullet Saturday had pierced the window in front of the playground area of a nearby McDonald's restaurant, but no one was injured. By Sunday, the window had been replaced and the business was also open.
Rey Castillo, 52, of Highland Park said his daughter's boyfriend, Garret Dandini, and Dandini's cousin, Tony Dandini, were among the dead.
He said the two were members of the Old School Riders club -- which he described as a group of motorcyclists who enjoy riding together and raising money for charity.
"The club's just family and friends," Castillo said. "All they want to do is ride together and have fun."
Attempts to reach the Old School Riders were unsuccessful Sunday.
The group's Web site, www.oldschoolriders.com, described its members as "ordinary people who enjoy the freedom of riding."
"No one represents any club," a statement on the site read. "We are just friends and family who gather together and ride."
A flyer on the Web site advertised Saturday's event as "Bike Night," and indicated there would be awards for best motorcycles, a raffle and security.
Sheehy said detectives needed witnesses to step forward and identify suspects.
"We'd like to ask for the public's assistance in helping solve this one," he said.
PHOTO: A memorial of candles and flowers stood in the parking lot of Falcone's Pizza, 9247 Slauson Ave., in Pico Rivera Sunday, June 28, 2009. Three people were killed and seven others wounded at the pizza parlor the previous evening.

[SAR_boats]

Hasbro should change their game "Clue" to reflect stuff like this.

I.E: I postulate that it was Mr. Gonzales in East L.A. with the Mac-10

or

I postulate that it was Mr. Williams in Compton with the saturday night special


(this is a joke, not a serious social commentary for those sensitive types in the audience)

[Kid A]

Hasbro should change their game "Clue" to reflect stuff like this.

for a second i thought u where saying Milton Bradley got traded to the Doyers and he was responsible for the homicides

edit: WTF I know the first time i read it it said MB not hasbro. you change that boats u sneaky sob????

[mpmffitz]

A big problem is the l.a times never puts this out there that this many people are being killed nor does the liberal media. If they did their may be more recognition of the problem. L. A . P. D and . L. A. SO. Do not have the time or resources to follow all the homicides. The cartels soldiers are fighting for control on our streets. I see it everyday.

[SAR_boats]

edit: WTF I know the first time i read it it said MB not hasbro. you change that boats u sneaky sob????
[/IMG]

Me? Sneaky? Nooooo.

[Pup-n-taco]

L. A . P. D and . L. A. SO. Do not have the time or resources to follow all the homicides.

A good friend of mine is LAPD and was in the south east (watts) gang unit for many years. They are understaffed, under funded and unappreciated, even in the very community they are trying to protect. They don't even get much support from the courts (prosecution). In those neighborhoods it really is a thankless job.

In the mean time, stay alert and stay alive Los Angeles.

[OldDogDan]

A big problem is the l.a times never puts this out there that this many people are being killed nor does the liberal media. If they did their may be more recognition of the problem.....

Hmmm....what was your linked source...in the first post...?

[The End]

Teach them how to shoot..

Then they hit the actual target...

Not the innocent bystanders...

Gangs... idiots with bad aim...

Imagine a bunch of pissed off Pennsylvania hunters decide to go at it.....

No innocent bystanders hit, no innocent animals hit...

My co-workers son was shot by "bangers" because they tried to crash a party at his place... He just told them that he didn't know them, and it was a private party...

He was hit with 5 bullets...

The house had over 50 bullet holes.....

He lived BTW.....

Imagine a day where the idiots actually hit the target they are shooting at.....

Whatever...

Stupid is as stupid does..

[simonmtb]

Bit surprised no one mentions relaxed gun laws, cheap guns and ammo etc.

[duke777]

Bit surprised no one mentions relaxed gun laws, cheap guns and ammo etc.

The gun laws can be argued and played both ways. You don't see dumb ass gang members do a shoot out at texas where everyone got a gun.

They actually will shoot back!