Latest Santa Ana Gang Outrage Fuels Sense of Despair, Desire for Change
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Wouldn’t it be nice if all those people against the death penalty who were outside the San Quentin walls carrying signs saying, “Thou Shalt Not Kill,” etc., made an effort to do the same thing in certain parts of Los Angeles, Santa Ana and other areas where gangland and drive-by killings are so prevalent? It just might do some good and save a few lives.
JOHN M. CONCILIO
Garden Grove
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