Comments on: Richmond residents take to the street, pass out fliers, to stop gun violence

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:28:46 +0000

I have no problem walking, jogging, and biking many of Richmond’s neighborhoods, but North Richmond is not a part of Richmond. Never has been and never will be. It’s an unincorporated part of Contra Costa County. Since the lawless little enclave of North Richmond does not want to be annexed by the City of Richmond, and I’m not sure many residents would want to annex it, it’s really just incredible how often crimes committed there are attributed to Richmond. North Richmond is surrounded by the Cities of San Pablo and Richmond yet all the crimes committed in North Richmond become our problem. I just don’t get why crime there is Richmond’s problem. It’s a county problem. Specifically it’s a West Contra Costa County.

By: Derrick Clark

Derrick Clark — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:40:57 +0000

Dee Dee you raise a very valid point. I believe these young men and women are faced with an identity crisis. They don’t know who “they” are with respect their own family history. Parents who grew up together are sitting on opposite sides of the courtroom in support of the children who couldn’t manage to work out their differences. There is no real answer. We as PARENTS can only press forward until we find a working solution. Until then…continue to pray.

By: Deedee Jefferson

Deedee Jefferson — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:29:05 +0000

continued– and killing innocent people that they don’t know,never saw before, lil kids etc, people’s mothers,grandmothers.. the violence will never stop. I call these people serial killer’s! Maybe if they would start labeling them as such it might just stop some of the violence “just my opinion on that ” with that being said try to reach all the CRIME SPOTS in the city or Richmond to be able to be more successful of stopping the violence.

By: Deedee Jefferson

Deedee Jefferson — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:23:43 +0000

Just my opinion and honesty. I’ts okay to walk the streets of North Richmond to give the community hope. However the up and growing people aren’t the one’s that are committing murders I’m not saying that all are innocent but I’m trying to get across that there’s a wide variety in the city of Richmond not Nort Richmond that are committing these offences. The majority that has gotten murdered out there in the last 10 years has been someone else coming into to the community committing these crimes (murders) and they’ve been innocent people that are just walking down the streets and don’t have anything to do with(fonking)meaning violence,gunfire etc…I’ts time for the citizens of Richmond and other churches/organization’s to take a stand and walk/collaborate/etc around the city of Richmond because just talking to the one’s that lives in the community isn’t going to work.If the city or North Richmond is submissive and open to the suggestion’s and actually not even living that life and want to change or have changed but there’s still people entering NORTH RICHMOND