One example of how out of control race relations have been in Harbor Gateway is the case of the 19-year-old African American man with no known gang affiliation who was killed by a Latino member of the 204th Street gang because the gang member was upset that an African American had defeated a Latino in a boxing match.
Three Los Angeles members of a Latino gang known as the Avenues were convicted and sentenced to life in prison in November for hate crime violations, including killing African Americans in an effort to run them out of predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
This escalating violence between Latinos and African Americans defies logic in so many ways. The two racial groups have had many similar struggles in Southern California and have coalesced around issues such as affirmative action, livable wages, justice for janitors and police misconduct.
Clearly, African Americans are committing violent crimes against Latinos as well, but there is little evidence that those crimes are based on race as much as they are for control of turf. And the notion that Latinos are killing blacks in an effort to "ethnically cleanse" their neighborhoods is extremely troubling. Many African Americans are especially perplexed because they remember that when we had the numerical advantage, African Americans did not target Latinos for murder to rid them from our neighborhoods. It would have been unthinkable. "
Those Crips and Bloods better get together with the remaining willing white community in a matter of common defense. I told people 2 years ago that this will be the end result. Baghdad had a carnival with rides for kids yesterday. L.A. is a war zone today. A Sheriff's deputy told me there are places in L.A. that require an APC with a 20mm machine gun to patrol around.
If you want to watch a train wreck in progress, just watch this one evolve in real time for your pleasure.
and folks wonder why we can't control iraq?
we can't control our own country!
What's a a 20mm machinegun?