| Los Angeles County, CA | March 2, 2004 Election |
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Gang ViolenceBy Anthony G. "Tony" PatchettCandidate for District Attorney; County of Los Angeles |
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What are the Solutions?Since 1990 there have been 15,000 gang related murders. 5,000 are still unsolved. The Los Angeles Times, Daily News, Los Angeles Sentinel and other newspapers have described the carnage that has occurred. The war on terror should also be fought in our own backyard. As the chief law enforcement officer of Los Angeles County I would head a countywide Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) Task Force. I want to decrease drive by shootings and decrease the continual murder of innocent members of our society by street hoodlums. I want to work on gang violence through religious entities of any faith. It is only when the District Attorney's Office works from within the framework of churches can gang violence be overcome .Churches know the families of the victims and the suspects of crime. Unless you live in a gang infested neighborhood or have prosecuted the shooting of an innocent victim of our county by a gang member do you know the fear experienced by those who live in that society? I intend to re-establish the District Attorney's Youth Advisory Council |
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