Posted on 02/08/2007 10:27:46 AM PST by BurbankKarl
Launching a counteroffensive against organized street thugs, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and police officials took the unusual step Wednesday of identifying the city's 11 worst gangs, then promising to go after them with teams of police, federal agents, probation officers and prosecutors.
Facing 720 identifiable gangs with 39,000 members, the city's plan would target the most dangerous groups, which total at least 800 members. Those gangs are thought to be responsible for a disproportionate amount of mayhem.
....... But Wes McBride, executive director of the California Gang Investigators Assn. and a retired Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, said he was "not sure" that identifying the gangs was a good idea.
These guys keep the clippings, and I don't know if you can really say which are the most dangerous gangs on any one day," he said. "It is the kind of advertising you don't need."
McBride said he feared that some gangs would feel slighted if not named and might try to up the ante with more violent crimes.
Najee Ali, a community activist and former gang member, said he also was opposed to any ranking system. "The mayor and chief shouldn't be legitimizing the gangs," he said. "To the gang members it is a badge of honor."
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Well at least you cant say they aren't ambitious.
As opposed to.....what....the 11 best?
Nuke 'em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Baghdad on the West Coast...
just put a bounty on them, the residents will eliminate the problem. Or, legalize dueling, and let them eliminate themselves.
I don't know how they are going to locate these guys.
I don't see the Democrat Party listed?
Nevermind addressing the core issue, let's go for the cosmetic approach that saves face for the bureaucrats and politicians.
Any Polish gangs?
Civil War, quagmire, creating new enemies, falling in world opinion, redeploy to Okinawa, yada yada.
"just put a bounty on them, the residents will eliminate the problem. Or, legalize dueling, and let them eliminate themselves."
Hehe. Yeah, right.
Their children are being killed in this crossfire and residents won't come forward but a few pieces of silver will make a difference? Duelling takes courage. Bussin' a cap in a nigga's ass as he sits on his mom's sofa does not.
Has the sure look of:
"I'll be lucky to make 25"
Oh yeah, this is really going to work....catching and prosecuting the gang members. Scares the hell out of them, no doubt.
There is nothing that will work except make the penalty for joining a gang so horrible that nobody would risk it. This requires execution of gang members...or if killing the people us unacceptable, maybe castration of the gang members might work.
The "authorities" are wasting their time if they do anything else.
Oh, they are going to make kids wear school uniforms.
And Santa Ana is going to give away a car to a kid with perfect attendance.
I remember reading sometime ago that street cops taking pictures of gangmembers to construct a rogues' gallery of gangsta's were severely disciplined.
Facing 720 identifiable gangs with 39,000 members...
Let diversity bloom...
That was the first thing that crossed this demented mind...
I didn't see the ACLU or CAIR listed. What gives???
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