LAist: Sunday Shooting

gramercy

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:47:23 -0800

Hey, I live on that block of Gramercy and I was surprised at how little the police were willing to tell me. When I came back from my boyfriend's house I inquired from a few police men and each gave me conflicting stories. I called the police station who didn't pick up the phone all eveining and I checked their website today with no avail. I have an extreme interest in the nature of this case and would appreciate anyone who knows any pertinent details. Thanks Gramercy Pl.

oliver

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:49:53 -0800

Thanks for the info. My friend lives down the street and we have yet to find anything in the news.

Snow

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:47:15 -0800

About half of the people I mentioned live in houses that, assuming they own them, they could sell and move to suburbia, so I think they are choosing to be there. I'm sure there are people who would prefer to live elsewhere, though.

Pete

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:52:18 -0800

The people you mention in your last sentence are doing what they can: just getting on with life. They would move to suburbia if they could afford to, though. More than schools, I think, crime--or at least the perception thereof--is the leading factor that drives people to move out of cities. A city that wants to keep itself healthy, vital, and desirable has to have public safety as its #1 priority. This means aggressive law enforcement activity, yes, but also treatment of root causes: not poverty so much as despair and apathy.