More 5 points shenanigans, I feel bad for coot students

COLUMBIA, SC — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told a University of South Carolina honors class that members of the Bloods, a nationally recognized gang, have played a violent game called “knockout” in Five Points.

The comments, which were published Thursday morning in the university’s student newspaper, The Daily Gamecock, were unusual for a couple of reasons. First, Lott has always refused to name the gang operating in Five Points, saying he did not want to give it publicity or credit. Second, it was the first report of the violent game, called “knockout,” being played in the Midlands.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/12/05/3141186/are-reports-of-the-knockout-game.html#storylink=cpy

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i'm born and raised there.....let me explain

Dec 5, 2013, 9:54 PM [ in reply to Re: City of columbia PD too busy trying to arrest some college ]

Columbia is a moderate sized city with major urban problems. The biggest issue, other than the hoodlum issue, is the fact that the City of Columbia has, for YEARS, been led by "big fish in a little pond" mentality "leaders" who see themselves as suit wearing power brokers when in reality, they are a joke compared to some of the city leader types from other areas. If you think it's a Dem/Rep issue, you are a fool. It's virtually ALL of them. The true educated talent that comes out of Columbia, by and large, leaves. The Police Chief job, for example, has almost always been either an incestuous appointment or a national search that gets the "B" squad talent because there ain't no way in hell they're ever going to allow someone to come in there and REALLY clean house. All the politicos in City Govt. there have got to make sure they still can have their "fellas" in place they can benefit from. This type of BS happens all over the place but in a city the size of Columbia it's comical how inept they are at covering it up. They get just what they ask for there and the chickens will always come home to roost there because if you are really a person of integrity, independent thinking, full of drive and passion, etc., you will get driven out of there. In fact, the entire State govt. is plagued with this. I was a Trooper from '97 to '03 with SCHP and, though i miss some of the fellas and the job from time to time, the Patrol and all of its smothering politics and State govt. politics drove me back home.....right back into the Marine Corps where I belong...where mediocrity and "who you know" doesn't mean a #### thing. In Columbia, it means EVERY SINGLE THING.....unfortunately, in our state, it usually does as well, if you are affiliated with govt. agencies in any form or fashion. It's pathetic.

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City of columbia PD too busy trying to arrest some college

Re: City of columbia PD too busy trying to arrest some college

One night, circa '98, I did the responsible thing leaving

i'm born and raised there.....let me explain

Nice write up. Thanks for the background info.***

Interesting take and something I somewhat expected. +1.***

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Re: More 5 points shenanigans, I feel bad for coot students

a puppet she is....unfortunately so are virtually all

Be glad you don't live here

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Re: Be glad you don't live here

Sounds like the sheriff is the only straight shooter***

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