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Originally Posted by RyanPitch

Hmmm. He didn't blame anyone. He reported that he "had been told" from someone something. Which is really all any forum is anyway, right? Just a bunch of hearsay.

Racial diatribe? Would you freak out on him if someone were like, "Hey I heard that Gibsons were better than Fenders?"

I didn't read racism at *all* into his post.

Thanks for actually reading my post, Ryan. I just caught up and saw how things erupted here. How much more unprovocative could I have been with the question I asked??

So, Fleaman, you should have actually read my post before insinuating that I went on a

Originally Posted by Fleaman

racial diatribe

. The only diatribe that transpired was initiated by yourself when you selectively reinterpreted (perhaps fabricated would be a more appropriate term) what I wrote in order to unfairly use me as an excuse for your socio-political bloviating. I don't appreciate that...AT ALL.

Originally Posted by Fleaman

Ok, so his 'friend' told him. My response to 'blaming illegals' was to the comment of blaming illegals for crime getting out of hand, which I guess in this case is his 'friends' comment.

Once again, re-read my post. I never blamed illegal aliens for the above mentioned theft, or overall crime problems in general - LA or elsewhere in the U.S. And at no point did I say a "friend' was the source of this. You sure like to put words in people's mouths, don't you? You should consider putting your foot in your own mouth.

If it matters to you, the claim about increasing crime among illegal alien LA community members came from a local business owner who had just moved his family and business out of the community and his claim was that crime amongst illegal alien community members played a role in his decision.

I did ask a question regarding the level of crime among people who are illegal aliens. Moreover, my original response to this thread was about the increasing amount of thefts in typically lower crime areas of LA. There have been a handfull of posts here on gearsultz, as well as stories from people I know from LA where property theft has seemed to be on the rise in places previously less known for such crimes. Thus, I asked a question aimed at individuals living in the LA area to hear their opinions.

Finally, Fleaman, I think the fact that I posted the above questions to the LA forum members only further validates the fact that I questioned the generalizations I was hearing and did not take these opinions as fact. Unlike you, I asked for more information - not making conclusions, generalizations, or accusations without substatiation. While you, on the other hand, made gross accusations against myself.

If there's anything to gain from the ignorance you've shown in this thread, it's that the next person you unwittingly slander can reference your reactions in this thread and take your comments with a grain of salt.