What's Going to Happen at 10:02 a.m. Sunday?

We here at the Crime & Courts Blog - and at the Daily Breeze in general - are all for an end to the senseless killing that's plagued our streets, especially in recent weeks. Every murder is a tragedy, and its painful to watch the homicide rate tick, tick, tick its way up to frightening levels.

But, we can't help but wonder if the Los Angeles City Council's plea to residents to stop killing during a 40-hour period beginning Friday at 6:01 p.m. will be effective. Will gang members pace around Saturday, wringing their hands as they quash their thirst for blood until Sunday? Will the armed drug addict wait one day before hitting the 7-Eleven for cash to fuel his habit? Will the abusive spouse put off until Sunday what could just as easily be done Saturday night during the climax of a 12-pack fueled fight?

It would be a nice tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his assasination if everyone put down their guns, linked arms and sang Kum Ba Yah. But we're pretty sure the hoodlums and thugs are too busy being hoodlums and thugs to keep themselves up-to-date on the doings of local leaders. However, if they do adhere to the murder moratorium and take the message literally, Sunday's gonna be a bloodbath.