Peter Jennings and ABC had an hour-long special on South L.A., specifically about the gang violence and the LAPD. Unfortunately, the community "leaders" interviewed for the program appear to be part of the problem. They continually sought to blame others for South L.A.'s problems: guns, drugs, the LAPD's jackbooted approach to things, on and on.
The problem is cultural, and even if the L.A. City residents outside South L.A. built a hundred rec centers there'd still be a problem.
It's too bad America's second favorite Canadian never thought of that idea, or was too chicken to propose it as the root cause.
Those community "leaders" should spend more time trying to change the culture, and less time passing the buck.
Los_Angeles · Tue, 06/01/2004 - 20:46 · · Importance: 1
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