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Blogging Death in LA
The LATimes has a blog, The Homicide Report, that covers murders in LA. Here is one entry:
Timothy Johnson, 37, a black man, was shot multiple times at 939 E. 92nd Street in Watts at about 3:23 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, and died at the scene. Police officers had received a "shots fired" call and found him. He had been visiting friends in the area.
He had gone to a party that night, then had stopped on his way home to socialize with friends outside. His shooters came by walking or driving. He was hit multiple times. When officers arrived, he was alone, dead on the ground, and the people who had been outside with him had disappeared. A pit-bull puppy chained in the yard was curled on his body.
The comments begin as you might expect from families and friends.
... The life of an African American Man in LA has proven to be a fight till the death. I am struggling now as I sit here looking at your picture. All the years we spent growing up together, supporting each other and just loving one another. I Love you!! You were my cousin by birth but my brother at heart.
Love Kim
Posted by: Khaleelah Muhammad | November 28, 2007 at 04:50 PM
but then a darker story is revealed:
To all the people speaking glowing words about this man ... im sure some of you know and for those that dont, this man was a killer and it was known by LAPD that he has blood on his hands. Trust me he got what he deserved and what i prayed for. He now has to meet GOD face to face and face the people that HE has killed
Posted by: Satisfyied Person | November 29, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Many entries excerpted in the LATimes can be found here, all of the comments (start at the bottom and work up) are here.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on December 23, 2007 at 08:23 PM in Travels | Permalink
Comments
The Watts neighborhood is quite a vibrant, ethnic community.
Posted by: Billare at Dec 23, 2007 9:08:33 PM
I'd imagine/hope that as LA grows more dense, a decrease in crime might occur.
Posted by: thehova at Dec 23, 2007 10:23:20 PM
FYI, note that the police repeatedly beg on the blog for witnesses to come forward. The no snitch culture is the subject of much discussion.
Posted by: Alex Tabarrok at Dec 23, 2007 10:51:02 PM
I grew up in Compton, right next door to Watts.
Posted by: HispanicPundit at Dec 23, 2007 11:23:59 PM
"no snitch culture" or perhaps "self preservation"?
Posted by: Raul at Dec 23, 2007 11:24:13 PM
Indeed, Billare. One could hardly imagine anything more vibrant, or more ethnic, than Watts.
Posted by: Steve Burton at Dec 24, 2007 12:34:52 AM
Indeed, Billare. One could hardly imagine anything more vibrant, or more ethnic, than Watts.
Posted by: Steve Burton at Dec 24, 2007 12:35:17 AM
Like in Iraq, once the ethnic cleansing is finished, violence should go down.
http://www.alternet.org/story/46855/
Posted by: bjk at Dec 24, 2007 12:40:15 AM
Like in Iraq, once the ethnic cleansing is finished, violence should go down.
http://www.alternet.org/story/46855/
Posted by: bjk at Dec 24, 2007 12:41:09 AM
I just want to let all of you know that I am NOT, say again, NOT related to "Satisfyied [sic] Person", despite the superficial similarity in our names.
Posted by: Person at Dec 24, 2007 1:50:28 AM
That was a little too dark Tyler. And what was up with the executioner print too? These went above the fold because...?
Posted by: Sam at Dec 24, 2007 3:31:40 AM
bjseeksdggc = spammer
Posted by: a at Dec 24, 2007 3:54:49 AM
Here in Baltimore, Thug Inc. (not officially a real corporation), just released their second installment of Stop Snitchin. Stop Snitchen 2, which is probably available on YouTube. It is a good way to begin to see (but probably not understand), the culture of violence that exists in many cities. This culture his being handed down to generations, and people actually want to be a part, and think its cool.
Posted by: Mcwop at Dec 24, 2007 9:09:01 AM
thehova,
in all analyses I've seen (quite a few), density is associated with higher crime rates.
Posted by: LemmusLemmus at Dec 24, 2007 10:28:57 AM
That should have been "higher density" of course.
Posted by: LemmusLemmus at Dec 24, 2007 10:31:40 AM
"Like in Iraq, once the ethnic cleansing is finished, violence should go down. "
Black-on-black violence rate is extremely high, higher than black-on-hispanic, hispanic-on-black and black-on-white.
White-on-black violence is extremely low.
So, why disapperance of competing groups will reduce-black-on-black violence?
Because you wish it so?
Posted by: mik at Dec 24, 2007 3:40:31 PM
This article explains a lot about why people do not come forward
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/nyregion/28witness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Unfortunately, this problem is not confined to New Jersey. Here in San Francisco we have the same problem.
If relatively wealthy places like New Jersey and San Francisco can't protect witnesses, imagine what it's like in poorer jurisdictions.
Posted by: dobedo at Dec 25, 2007 7:11:24 PM
This article explains a lot about why people do not come forward
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/nyregion/28witness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Unfortunately, this problem is not confined to New Jersey. Here in San Francisco we have the same problem.
If relatively wealthy places like New Jersey and San Francisco can't protect witnesses, imagine what it's like in poorer jurisdictions.
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