#LAMurderCop Tweets about Death in the City

October 18, 2011 By shanon 1 Comment

LAMurderCop is the macabre Twitter handle of LAPD Homicide Detective Sal LaBarbera. The veteran detective is under investigation for posting photos of a grisly South L.A. gang-related murder to his Twitter account. Evidently, the blog LA Taco took offense, claiming that LaBarbera demonstrated a “callous” insensitivity towards the victim by posting photos of the crime scene.

And we thought he was just giving us something gory and bizarre to blog about for Halloween.

Detective LeBarbera sees his tweeting in a different light. With currently over 4,000 followers, LaBarbera hopes that he can bring more public awareness to the violent crime that still plagues South Los Angeles.

In a tweet, he explained himself in less than 25 words: “(D)id you ever think 1 pic would get such attention? If I did I would have done sooner. Stop the violence.”

And he’s referring to this kind of violence:

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Certifiably Surreal Events 9/29 – 10/6

September 29, 2011 By shanon Leave a Comment

There is always something profoundly weird and entertaining to do in HelLA, but only on SurrealLA.com can you find events that get our surreal seal of approval:

Ooh La L.A. Festival French Kisses the El Rey, Sloppy
Occupy Wall Street Brings the Revolution to L.A.
Angelinos Decompress from Burning Man
The Brewery Gives Good ArtWalk

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SABER’s Strange Skies over Downtown L.A.

September 20, 2011 By shanon 1 Comment

“Art is Not a Crime.” The words L.A. Artist SABER etched into the sky over downtown Los Angeles yesterday in his campaign against City Hall’s moronic moratorium on murals.

After all, if you can’t paint the alleyways, bridges and streets, the only place left is the sky.

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