The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[BarTopDancer]

My co-worker sent this to me and I've spent a bit of time trying to de-bunk it to no avail. So it's either true or my searching skills suck.

It appears that the Immigration March, 2006 in Los Angeles was a success! According to data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Los Angeles had a reduction in the following:

82% reduction - auto theft
28% " " - murders/ violent crimes/ rapes 73% " " - vandalism / tagging 54% " " - drug related offenses (not including the area surrendering the
march)
31% " " - domestic violence cases
64% " " - misdeameanor cases (shop lifting, etc)

CHP reported that today was a record low in the least amount of traffic accidents on South CA freeways.

Looks like the immigration rally was well worth it. Maybe we can do this one again sometime. Sure saves the State of California a chunk of money.