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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what....no KKK?.....I thought the KKK was the worse of the worse and responsible for all the murders and rapes and drug traffiking going on.....
Damn it, I had the original "The Warriors" movie but I lost it. I heard the special edition totally sucks. That movie does bring back some memories though.
Yep. I remember when Oildale (northern part of Bakersfield) had KKK out there all the time. Now Oildale is full of illegals.
Amazing how fast it all happens.
It's got a kickin' opening theme to drive to. I always end up exceeding the limit when I play it.
lol, that's great!
(waiting for 2/12 reopening...)
keeper
Some of these gangs have gone national. They're not limited to the formerly American city of L.A.
I used to live in CP as a teen in the early '80's and it. It wasn't awful then, but you could see the handwriting (or graffiti) on the wall. I can't imagine how far it's fallen since then.
A little bit of strong medicine 20 years ago would have saved LA, but since PC wouldn't allow it, the solutions available to us today are unthinkable. It very well is our very own Baghdad.
What a great flick! "RIFFS!"
The LAPD still will refuse to deport illegal alien gang members. The press was incredulous yesteday.
Wow. I wouldn't have expected to hear that.
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