The Cacique gang murder indicates that adults whether high on
machismo or drugs are still playing these turf war, barrio BS and it is at the
expense of the rest of us. Seriously, grow the f**k up. The rest of the
community doesn't care whether you are a Southsider, Eastsider, Westsider, or
from Loontown or Mars.
I have lived within a couple of blocks where this gang murder
occurred for more than two decades. The neighborhood, for the most part, is
cemetery quiet after 10 p.m. It has always been peaceful. There are good,
hardworking people who live in this area.
Having covered the Ventura County Superior Court for eight years
as a newspaper reporter, I know that most of these gang members aren't as tough
as they want us to believe. I have seen them on the stand during countless jury
trials, and they will turn on each other and some start crying while testifying
to save their own keisters.