LA Times: Protests reflect deep divisions in Anaheim
“What you have is all these young men who graduated from high school, and there are no job opportunities, and they’re drawn into the criminal life,” Arellano said. “While this is happening, the city leaders have done next to nothing to tackle this issue.”
Caught in the middle, he said, are decent people who don’t like crime but feel alienated from police.
He spoke of “the whole facade of Orange County,” adding: “People think it’s the beach and the sun and Republicans. And Anaheim is a microcosm” of that misperception.
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10 months ago • 0 notes“Most of the guests are not even aware of it,” she said. “Because when they come here, I don’t think they watch the news. They just want to go to Disneyland.”
