lunes, 19 de febrero de 2007

Miradas locas

Leo en Courrier International un artículo, recogido y traducido de Los Angeles Times, que me llama la atención.
En primer lugar, no tenía ni idea de que el alcalde de Los Angeles tuviera un nombre tan poco fácil para los anglos: Antonio Villaraigosa (¿no nos recuerda al personaje que Benito Martínez hace en The Shield, el capitán/concejal David Aceveda?)
Y, por otro lado, resulta curiosa la lista de las bandas más peligrosas de esa ciudad:
The list of targeted gangs includes the 204th Street gang in Harbor Gateway, which is believed to be responsible for recent racially motivated attacks and will be the subject of a special abatement effort. The list also includes Canoga Park Alabama, whose members' recent violent acts have contributed to gang crime skyrocketing 43% in the San Fernando Valley.
The other gangs on the list include 18th Street Westside in the LAPD's Southeast Division; the Avenues gang in the Northeast Division; the Grape Street Crips in the Southeast Division; Black P-Stones in the Southwest Division; the La Mirada Locos in the Rampart and Northeast divisions; the Mara Salvatrucha in the Rampart, Hollywood and Wilshire divisions; the Rollin' 40s and Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips, both in Southwest, and the Rollin' 60s in the 77th Street Division.
The Mara Salvatrucha gang has up to 50,000 members in six countries, but police will focus on cliques that operate in a few local high-crime neighborhoods.
Lógicamente, me quedo con La Mirada Locos que, como todo, tiene su lógica: son los "locos" del barrio La Mirada.

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