Norwalk man arrested in alleged hit-run death

A Norwalk man was behind bars today accused of a hit and run murder that began with a fight outside a Downey bar, according to authorities.

[pimp]

wow and all u racist yesterday were saying it was illegal mexicans copeland does not sound hispanic u ignorant fools

[SILVER]

Downey is ghetto... Used to be nice but now it's so ghetto. Despite the fact that they're developing business left and right on Firestone. So sad...

[downeyres]

you obviously have no idea what ghetto is.

if downey is ghetto why does it have much less crime per capita than long beach, which is apparently much "classier" according to everyone who DOESNT live here.

yes, its ridiculously racist when people are saying all these things against latino's when the killer wasnt even latino.

ignorance makes you ghetto.

[Sad]

The bigger problem is violence. We have made it a right of passage in the media. Kids with guns, kids on the streets, kids on drugs - made into heroes. The grow up to be adults with guns, adults on the streets, adults on drugs, completely jaded. Hit and run murder is not racial - it's straight out violence with not much fear of reprisal. The only fear is that we will fall victim to it at some time. The guy is dead no matter what neighborhood he was killed in.

[St Matthew]

Violence is the problem maybe, but the root of the problem is the Parents.

[fernando]

it is what it is.

[Keeping It Real]

I would like to pray for the the family of the hit and run victim.
Also, to pray for the man who killed him also. God is going to judge all of us for what we did in this body whether it was good or bad....2 Corinthians 5:10
We have to judge our selves For if we judge ourselves, we should not be judged. I Corinthians 11:31

[bjh]

St Matthew wrote:

Violence is the problem maybe, but the root of the problem is the Parents.

I agree parents are to blame to some extent, but peer pressure
today is very strong. And since kids are bussed in and are driven
by their parents into schools when they live out of the district,
it is almost impossible for parents to know who their kids' friends are. I would not want to be a parent today.

[Ejak Ulate]

Must of been really drunk for not to get out of the way. You don't turn your back after an argument cause something like this could happen.
Sue the bar for serving to much booze...

[SILVER]

downeyres wrote:

you obviously have no idea what ghetto is.
if downey is ghetto why does it have much less crime per capita than long beach, which is apparently much "classier" according to everyone who DOESNT live here.
yes, its ridiculously racist when people are saying all these things against latino's when the killer wasnt even latino.
ignorance makes you ghetto.

I am sorry if your feelings were hurt because of my comments. But a lot parts of downey are ghetto, run-down and crime-ridden. I say this because the crime from Paramount is spilling into this city. Just in the vecinity of Lakewood blvd./Imperial Hwy, there has been a dramatic increase in crime. I am not ignorant, or ghetto. I am just telling it like it is.

Parts of No. Downey are very nice and have not yet been affected by this cancerous violence. Hopefully it'll stay nice longer and not be affected by the violence, crime around it.

[dwnyres]

The person was half latino

[Grumpy]

dwnyres wrote:

The person was half latino

And that means??? Can't wait to see you're reply!

[bjh]

dwnyres wrote:

The person was half latino

Which half?

[bjh]

SILVER wrote:

<quoted text>
I am sorry if your feelings were hurt because of my comments. But a lot parts of downey are ghetto, run-down and crime-ridden. I say this because the crime from Paramount is spilling into this city. Just in the vecinity of Lakewood blvd./Imperial Hwy, there has been a dramatic increase in crime. I am not ignorant, or ghetto. I am just telling it like it is.
Parts of No. Downey are very nice and have not yet been affected by this cancerous violence. Hopefully it'll stay nice longer and not be affected by the violence, crime around it.

Unfortunately, when the city of Paramount built the WalMart on the corner
of Rosecrans and Lakewood and Downey built the big box market we started getting a lot
of gang type looking kids wandering around the neighborhood. I dont know if they
are gang members but they try hard to look like them. We are constantly painting
over grafitti. WalMart had only been open a few weeks when gangs started hanging out there. DPD cant do anything about them but they do patrol our neighborhood more now and it has helped.

[Corneluis]

Copeland is an American name, not hispanic, there we go White men creating crime. You white people what you got to say about this one. Lets deport him back to England we he finishes serving his time.

[to clear things up]

copeland is half black and half hispanic.

and downey is not that ghetto. things have changed a lot in this town since i was a kid, but i don't think it's ghetto.

if you think downey is ghetto, then either you live in a cushy, rich suburb or you just don't know what ghetto means.

[South Bay Native]

Downey isn't ghetto, by any means. Ghetto individuals and groups of ghetto individuals keep acting up within its city limits, however.

[HOTTANT]

MESSED UP

[HOTTANT]

I lived in downey for years and let me tell you the city is beautiful , although violence is everywhere . Not just in the ghetto . I feel for this guy but hey maybe people should get another hobby besides getting drunk all the time .

[HOTTANT]

oh ya and to all those people talking trash about latinos . you suck . any one who has to talk trash about sombody's race is ignorant . and the person who said gdeport the white dude back to england good for you that was a funny one but true . good going .