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tishaLA

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46. 5th and San Pedro/5th and San Julien is probably the most disspiriting

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 08:54 PM

Mar 2015

place I've ever been to. Loads and loads of people, especially in warmer weather, waiting in line for food, hanging outside shelters, some high or drunk, some obviously mentally ill, etc.

I've known people who lived on Skid Row for a while and they tell horror stories that would be unbelievable to anyone who hadn't seen how gawdawful the place is

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Homeless Man killed by LAPD: March 1, 2015 [View all] Wella Mar 2015 OP

Many of our cops need reined in madokie Mar 2015 #1

Why the fuck? bravenak Mar 2015 #2

A 14 year old was shot in Oakland today yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #4

It never ends. bravenak Mar 2015 #5

I don't know. It doesn't make any sense to me either. Wella Mar 2015 #6

They have to take their tents down during the day? The police can take it down for you. bravenak Mar 2015 #7

Are you from LA? Wella Mar 2015 #8

Yeah. I was born in LA. bravenak Mar 2015 #11

Yeah. San Pedro and fifth. bravenak Mar 2015 #12

That's east of the downtown area. Wella Mar 2015 #13

Yep. They sure should know better. Many of the homeless are mentally ill. bravenak Mar 2015 #17

i walked those streets a few times including at night and that's what i saw JI7 Mar 2015 #24

I used to find it really sad when I'd end up out there. bravenak Mar 2015 #26

5th and San Pedro/5th and San Julien is probably the most disspiriting tishaLA Mar 2015 #46

I heard some of the worst stuff, things that you just feel sick to repeat. bravenak Mar 2015 #47

I work on 7th and Alameda. AZ Mike Mar 2015 #52

They always bully the homeless and prostitutes. bravenak Mar 2015 #53

Why kill this man? Oklahoma_Liberal Mar 2015 #3

We do not know for a fact that they guy avebury Mar 2015 #9

Asses. Here's a link to latimes story. uppityperson Mar 2015 #10

Thanks for this link. It seems to have been over a tent Wella Mar 2015 #14

Drag him out of a tent while having many yelling at him, add in mental health issues which NO cop uppityperson Mar 2015 #15

That sounds like it fits what happened. Wella Mar 2015 #16

Not trained for de-escalation? daleanime Mar 2015 #29

That's what I'm always asking. Brigid Mar 2015 #55

Outstanding Follow-up *sarcasm* daredtowork Mar 2015 #19

"Witnesses gave conflicting accounts".... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #32

+1. No shit. bravenak Mar 2015 #36

I was listening to BBC radio last night and they were all over this story.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #38

Did you see how the cops acted like there was nothing wrong with what he did? bravenak Mar 2015 #40

After one of these shootings the first thing the cops fear is a total uprising.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #50

So sad. one_voice Mar 2015 #18

Murder geomon666 Mar 2015 #20

All that needs to be said SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #28

The conditions are there for another riot. One bottle could have set it off. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #21

Why are cops always so overweight? cwydro Mar 2015 #22

Remember when Democrats would fight for justice? Now we wait for Hillary to make a whereisjustice Mar 2015 #23

At :21 seconds an officer says, "Drop the gun! Drop the gun! Drop the gun!" cheapdate Mar 2015 #25

why is it US Cops cannot handle poor or homeless people without shooting or beating them? whereisjustice Mar 2015 #27

He had just been tased too. geomon666 Mar 2015 #30

What gets me is the "resisting arrest" and "failing to follow lawful orders" excuse.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #39

In other words, you get killed if you're not passive enough Wella Mar 2015 #41

Or even if you are passive enough. Brigid Mar 2015 #51

What sad, sad day again in America. BlueJazz Mar 2015 #31

sickening. bbgrunt Mar 2015 #33

That people are sleeping in tents on the street mountain grammy Mar 2015 #34

I agree. Wella Mar 2015 #35

Fascism. JEB Mar 2015 #37

Disgusting, why we tolerate this makes me ill. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #42

That's really the question, isn't it. Wella Mar 2015 #43

I wish I knew. When we've had enough we'll demand the changes necessary is my best Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #44

Me neither. Wella Mar 2015 #49

Where is the compassion for a man so down he is living on the street? Did they ask him nicely or Glimmer of Hope Mar 2015 #45

Who is really the mentally ill here? damnedifIknow Mar 2015 #48

Having just witnessed an extralegal public execution, Alkene Mar 2015 #54