Molotov cocktail thrown into Watsonville house

An explosive device was tossed into the second story bedroom of a Stanford Street home about 4:30 a.m. Thursday, police said.

[History asks]

Can we say that internecine warfare has broken out in Watsonville?

[pave my street]

Stanford Street...ugh

[pave my street]

animals

[booze]

maybe it was just a bottle of booze?

[Wescruz]

Ya all are so nice.

[Resident]

I live on Stanford and I don't find it a laughing matter.

[4Scborn]

This is getting ridiculous maybe the end is near (eyes rolling lol).

[Frank]

Violence continues to escalate and now that it hits so often so close to home we begin to get a taste of life in big cities. Not good tons of unemployed undereducated people do you think this is going to improve?

If you are an honest hardworking American be prepared to defend yourself. What's the average response time to shots fired? Does it matter if you're the target? All the laws and cops in the world can't stop someone from walking up and throwing a cocktail throw your window or shooting at your family!

Ammo is already hard to come by. People are stalking up because this will get much worse. There is an estimated 250,000 gang members in our state. Do you want to defend yourself or wait for police to stop them? Security like control is an illusion.

[Buuuuhzerkly]

pave my street wrote:

Stanford Street...ugh

Go CAL! Go Bears!

[Sarge]

Frank wrote:

Violence continues to escalate and now that it hits so often so close to home we begin to get a taste of life in big cities. Not good tons of unemployed undereducated people do you think this is going to improve?
If you are an honest hardworking American be prepared to defend yourself. What's the average response time to shots fired? Does it matter if you're the target? All the laws and cops in the world can't stop someone from walking up and throwing a cocktail throw your window or shooting at your family!
Ammo is already hard to come by. People are stalking up because this will get much worse. There is an estimated 250,000 gang members in our state. Do you want to defend yourself or wait for police to stop them? Security like control is an illusion.

When I came home from Vietnam in 1970, my outlook was pretty bleak and I was on the road to be coming an armed and dangerous survivalist awaiting the inevitable end of the world.

Thank God I just went surfin' every day, instead. It's been a long 40 years since learning what bombs and bullets are worth at 19 and I understand your concern and ... fear.

Reality is an illusion, Frank. Nobody gets out alive. Relax and enjoy the beautiful life you've been given while it's still in front of you.

[Tex]

STOP WORKING ILLEGALS wrote:

<quoted text>you bet you butt im stalked up on ammo tons of it, there will not be enough cops in the street but dont worry america there are allot of americans armed and waiting for the day to come and its coming they are going to infest our neighborhoods with violence, we will stand up and fight dont you worry its already almost out of control they are desperate cant you see they dont know better, so in the mean time sc keep working them shame on you all.

You and Charlie Manson. Of course, he was planning on the war between white and black. Don't shoot yourself in the foot, now ...

[Frank]

Sarge wrote:

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When I came home from Vietnam in 1970, my outlook was pretty bleak and I was on the road to be coming an armed and dangerous survivalist awaiting the inevitable end of the world.
Thank God I just went surfin' every day, instead. It's been a long 40 years since learning what bombs and bullets are worth at 19 and I understand your concern and ... fear.
Reality is an illusion, Frank. Nobody gets out alive. Relax and enjoy the beautiful life you've been given while it's still in front of you.

I am enjoying every minute. Not a surfer but I love being a father and I've pushed away everything that was not to the betterment of my family. I work less but I volunteer at the schools I'm home when the kids are and I'm much happier for it. Sure I don't make as much as I did when I pulled 70 hour weeks; but so many things in life don't cost a thing.

I'm focused on protecting my family. Trying to help others wake up, not join a militia. We should all be prepared and able to protect ourselves too many people assume someone will save them. Times are tough people are desperate you don't know what they will or won't do. Crazy days, bro.

[Sarge]

Frank wrote:

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I am enjoying every minute. Not a surfer but I love being a father and I've pushed away everything that was not to the betterment of my family. I work less but I volunteer at the schools I'm home when the kids are and I'm much happier for it. Sure I don't make as much as I did when I pulled 70 hour weeks; but so many things in life don't cost a thing.
I'm focused on protecting my family. Trying to help others wake up, not join a militia. We should all be prepared and able to protect ourselves too many people assume someone will save them. Times are tough people are desperate you don't know what they will or won't do. Crazy days, bro.

Crazy days, my friend. Crazy days.

[Zyklon]

STOP WORKING ILLEGALS wrote:

<quoted text>you bet you butt im stalked up on ammo tons of it, there will not be enough cops in the street but dont worry america there are allot of americans armed and waiting for the day to come and its coming they are going to infest our neighborhoods with violence, we will stand up and fight dont you worry its already almost out of control they are desperate cant you see they dont know better, so in the mean time sc keep working them shame on you all.

BAHAHAHA! Yeah, you're "stalked" up, alright. You guys got all paranoid and hoarded ammo because "Obama wuz gunna ban it!", then he didn't. The only thing people like you managed to do was create an artificial shortage, raising the price of ammo (and mags and accessories) thus taxing yourselves.

You sound like one of those people that believe "the end is near". Thing is, people have been saying that forever. They said the world was going to end in 1980, then in 1990, then in 2000, then in 2012, etc... Please keep buying up ammo; we need you to spend, spend, spend in this economy!

[Frank]

Zyklon wrote:

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BAHAHAHA! Yeah, you're "stalked" up, alright. You guys got all paranoid and hoarded ammo because "Obama wuz gunna ban it!", then he didn't. The only thing people like you managed to do was create an artificial shortage, raising the price of ammo (and mags and accessories) thus taxing yourselves.
You sound like one of those people that believe "the end is near". Thing is, people have been saying that forever. They said the world was going to end in 1980, then in 1990, then in 2000, then in 2012, etc... Please keep buying up ammo; we need you to spend, spend, spend in this economy!

Actually the run on ammo started pre-Obama. It can be attributed to the horrible state of the economy as much as the paranoia that comes with change in the white house, which has historically caused runs on ammo. We are also in a post hurricane Katrina world where everyone saw just how bad things can get and how slow aid can come in times of need.

No-one mentioned a biblical event to set off the end of the world. Being prepared to defend one's family in case of emergency is not a radical notion. I store food and water in case of earth quake too, wow what an extremist idea. My original point was there is no chance that police could respond in time to thwart and attempt to harm your family. It is our right and duty to be able to respond with force rather than speed dial on a cell phone. Sure the cops may arrest the assailants but that is of little comfort if you have to bury a loved one.