For many years, the little traffic island at Jasmine Avenue and National Boulevard in Palms was a local dumping site.
“It was just the spot where everyone dumped their couches, beds, washers and dryers,” said Lee Wallach, director of the Motor Avenue Improvement Assn.
The unwanted furniture and appliances at the median became such a problem that it seemed the city made daily trips to the intersection.
“Then literally, one night, a Buddha statue appeared and no one knows where it came from but the community was like, oh OK, there's a Buddha in town,” Wallach said.
After years of bulky items being left on a traffic island in Palms, someone put a Buddha statue there. Residents treasure the statue, which has been vandalized multiple times.
After years of bulky items being left on a traffic island in Palms, someone put a Buddha statue there. Residents treasure the statue, which has been vandalized multiple times.
The stone statue, raised on a large planter, prevented people from dumping bulky items at the traffic island. It’s unknown whether that was the intent, but neighbors embraced the Buddha, dropping off roses, daisies and other types of flowers.
“It really rallied the community, and people started taking care of the Buddha,” Wallach said.
All was peaceful in the Los Angeles neighborhood until one evening last month, when a man in a white sedan pulled over, got out and used a sledgehammer to decapitate the statute.
Wallach said two people witnessed the incident but were unable to write down a license plate number.
“He was heard yelling about Al Qaeda and Muslim extremism and things of that nature,” he said. “I think this gentleman is a little confused and obviously a little violent. It's important we find him, educate him and help him.”EDUCATE HIM ABOUT WHAT? LOL - JESUS!
The crime left residents stunned. “We're a very multi-cultural and eclectic community. There’s a big population of Muslims, Christians, Catholics, Jews … so people were just taken aback,” Wallach said.
Residents responded by leaving more flowers at the statue.Some things to know.
1) Even nice neighborhoods in Los Angeles have terrible homeless problems, with trash and discarded household items laying around in the street.
2) I'm pretty sure the little area of LA known as Palms is a primarily Jewish neighborhood. Hence the protest, "We are a very multicultural and eclectic community." You will never hear that from anyone but a white or Jewish person.
3) The hateful Muslim really needs to educate the dumbasses in the multicultural and eclectic neighborhood of Palms. They need to learn that no matter how much gobbledegook you spew about peace, love, and understanding, it will not change the Koran, or the heart of dedicated Muslim bent on Jihad. They only see your peace, love, and understanding as weakness.
2 comments:
WTH is wrong with people -- the man who attacked the statue and the idiot who wants to sing kumbaya with him?
If a white person had done this, you would NEVER hear this Jewish guy saying he was merely confused. it'd be a hate
crime of the first magnitude.
So... WHY is that?
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