A lot of weird bad news from all over SoCal

Several accidents on L.A. freeways and roads today left two men dead, a disabled man in San Diego was beaten to death with his own crutch, a bicyclist was shot to death near Mar Vista, a man who was cleaning his swimming pool in Vista was killed by the big rig that crashed into his yard, a kid riding a bike and hitting people with a plastic baseball bat was arrested in Canoga Park, a construction worker in Chino was hurt when he fell through the roof, a man in Lakewood was so peeved it was too late to buy beer, he drove his truck through the front of the store, police responding to a domestic dispute in Long Beach wound up shooting at the family dog, and officials of the Sheriff's Department in the O.C. are looking into whether Theo Lacy jail personnel Tasered a cat to death.

And now for an antidote: the Good News Network.

-- Veronique de Turenne

This photo of workers removing the wreckage of the small plane that crashed into a house in Compton was shot by Rick Loomis of the L.A. Times photo staff.

Comments

[Karl]

Yes, but did you stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night?

[Frank]

Most of these bad things happen cause we let them happen. If for every person that did something wrong they were given a very harsh punisment then I would bet nobody will do those bad things again. We keep giving a slap on the hand to people who do awful things, just cause there not considered that bad. But bad is bad and should be treated as very bad so the next person who thinks of doing something bad will think twice. Today people think "I killed someone or robbed someone or did something bad to someone, O well, I'll be put in a cell, fead and clothed and meet with my criminal friends behind bars and maybe join a gang and get more knowlege of the streets, get out and become a professinal criminal." We need to change the criminals way of thinking. They need to start thinking "O man I got caught, now I may rot in jail and get treated like the animal I am and maybe die." that's what every criminal should be thinking.