Seven Los Angeles Men Charged for Firebombing African-American Residences

[mwrguy]

Source: US Department of Justice News Desk

Seven Los Angeles men were charged in a 10-count indictment unsealed today with participating in the 2014 firebombing of residences of African Americans living in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. The defendants were also charged for their roles in a racketeering enterprise that used violence and intimidation to control the perceived territory of the Big Hazard street gang.

On June 22, 2016, a federal grand jury returned an indictment under seal charging the defendants, all of whom are members and associates of the Big Hazard or Hazard Grande (Hazard) street gang, with a variety of violations stemming from the racketeering enterprise and related to the alleged firebombing that occurred on May 12, 2014, which was intended to drive African Americans from the Ramona Gardens Housing Development (RGHD). The RGHD is a federally and city funded housing development that is occupied primarily by Hispanic residents and located in Boyle Heights.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-los-angeles-men-charged-firebombing-african-american-residences

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-los-angeles-men-charged-firebombing-african-american-residences

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1. These people need to go to prison for a very long time.

We need to stop tolerating racism in this country against African Americans and tell those that feel their racism gives them an excuse to do stuff like this that they'll be going to prison for a real long time.

[Chakab]

2. This seems to be a pattern with street gangs in California.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/21/latino-gang-racial-violence-african-americans

[riversedge]

3. k and r.