Black/Latina/o Tensions in LA

Occasionally on this blog, we have discussed tensions between African Americans and Latino immigrants. There have been horrendous hate crimes focised on in the media in recent months. The LA Times had an interesting report on the issue that begins:

Are Black-vs.-Brown Racial Tensions Driving Homicide in L.A.? No. A few high-profile cases, including the suspected racially motivated killing of 15-year-old Cheryl Green in LAPD’s Harbor Division, have fueled speculation of rising racial conflict in L.A. But among detectives and police officers who deal daily with homicides, the prevailing view is that the race problem–for now, anyway–remains marginal. “I don’t think it’s there,” says Watts homicide Det. Chris Barling. Det. John Radtke, a South-Central homicide investigator, agrees. “We don’t see it happening,” he says. Statistics back them up.

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KJ