they mainly stick to killing their own ;) You get the odd kidnapping, if you count a carjacking. But the expectation of arrest is probably still pretty low. ::shrug::
Getting back to *my* original point, as several people here have said, there are violent ganges everywhere. No, it is not smart of Muslims to riot and threaten violence. It validates the stereotype. The same could be said of black-on-black violence. Dana > But, to get back to the original question, do the gangs in Anacostia > walk around with their guns on public display, in front of everybody, > including reporters and cops, and have absolutely no expectation of > arrest or prosecution? Do they fire weapons in front of the police > and > walk away unaccosted? Do they fire weapons into public buildings with > impunity? Do they kidnap, threaten or kill foreign nationals with > impunity? > > Since this was what was being compared when Anacostia was originally > mentioned. > > Oh look, a hair... *wanders away with a very sharp carbon steel knife. > * > > On 2/7/06, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Liking it has nothing to do with it. Living in the Virginia suburbs > and driving the beltway into Maryland does not mean you know the city > you are driving around. Going to an occasional show across the river > and a couple of miles away does not mean that you have any idea where > Anacostia is, let alone what it is like there ;) > > > > Yes, crime is moving out into PG County, but that doesn't mean it > doesn't exist. Two hundred murders a year is still very high. > especially when they are almost all on one side of town. I'd be > willing to bet a lot of them are still unsolved drug murders as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196229 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
