Using "N-word" goes TOO far

I read this article -- I couldn't believe it -- extra funny on many levels. I took some excerpts -- here's the whole thing.

By THOMAS WATKINS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found.

There were even instances in which Florencia 13 leaders ordered killings of black gangsters and then, when the intended victim couldn't be located, said "Well, shoot any black you see," Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said.

"In certain cases some murders were just purely motivated on killing a black person," Baca said.

Yeah -- OK -- after 3 paragraphs, something jumped out at me -- these guys are killing the everloving shit out of each other -- but nobody uses "The N Word." No -- not "The N Word" -- gang members never want to perpetuate racial stereotypes -- that would be going TOO far.

Authorities say there were 20 murders among more than 80 shootings documented during the gang's rampage in the hardscrabble Florence-Firestone neighborhood, exceptional even in an area where gang violence has been commonplace for decades. They don't specify the time frame or how many of the killings were racial. Yes -- because normal random killing is OK, that's understandable -- but NOT RACIAL HATE CRIME.

Evidence of Florencia 13, or F13, is easy to find in Florence-Firestone. Arrows spray-painted on the wall of a liquor store mark the gang's boundary and graffiti warns rivals to steer clear.

The gang's name comes from the neighborhood that is its stronghold and the 13th letter of the alphabet - M - representing the gang's ties to the Mexican Mafia.
Wha?? Sounds like MS-13 to me. You ever hear of MS-13? NO? Me either.

According to the indictment, F13's leader, Arturo Castellanos, sent word in 2004 from California's fortress-like Pelican Bay State Prison that he wanted his street soldiers to begin "cleansing" Florence-Firestone of black gangsters, notably the East Coast Crips, and snitches. Yeah -- cuz they can't be's having those GD low-down "east coast" crips on the west coast. And -- is it just me or does this writer make it seem normal that some jackass is running a dangerous gang from prison -- instead of -- you know -- making little ones out of big ones and then being forced to attend difficult mathematics courses (and pass) or work longer hours.

His followers eagerly obeyed, according to federal prosecutors.

In one case, F13 members came across a black man at a bus stop, shouted "Cheese toast!" and fired. "Cheese toast" is a derogatory name for East Coast Crips, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin S. Rosenberg said. Yes -- the word "Crip" isn't derogatory enough so they call them "Cheese Toast." Oh man -- Cheese Toast -- that's GOTTA hurt their sensitive wittle feewings. Hell -- no wonder they get so pissed.

The victim, apparently targeted only because of his skin color, survived being shot several times, Rosenberg said. Only because of his skin color -- can you imagine that -- all of us should be very indignant cuz, oh my god are they sinking low.

I mean, we could understand if there was a REASON for the killin's -- a robbery -- somebody calls you "Cheese Toast" -- you know -- SOLID REASONS -- but NOT just because of skin color -- THAT is cause for alarm.

Of course -- none of these jackasses have prior criminal records -- right? RIGHT? Yes -- if only there were some way of stopping this behavior.