This blog is a journal of Southern California, through the lens of Jeff Gritchen. It's updated frequently with pictures, photo tips and musings from the various assignments he covers as a staff photographer for the Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze.
Gritchen has been documenting the diverse city of Long Beach since 1998. He covers everything from the Cambodian community to prep sports to gang ridden neighborhoods to the annual running of the Long Beach Grand Prix. He covered destruction Hurricane Katrina brought to Long Beach, Mississippi and traveled to Southeast Asia to document a rural Cambodian girl's as she traveled to the U.S. for life-altering heart surgery. He has won numerous state and national awards, including an international NPPA Best of Photojournalism award in 2003 and Best News Photo from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2010. In 2011, the photo staffs of the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze merged. Now he covers all of Southern Los Angeles County. He can be contacted at
jeff.gritchen@presstelegram.com
Disrespectful to the victim's family, and shameful to his own.
He won't be smiling like that once Bubba gets ahold of him in prison
I was very disappointed that the PT would give in to exactly what this scumbag wanted. It was unnecessary to publish the second photo--his obscene gestures were already described. You just gave his gang something to gloat over and more tears and pain for the victim's family. Shame on you.
No seems to recognize that all this dude has is that one momemnt. That's it! He's all of 22 years old and he will spend the most important part of his life behind bars! What a waste! There are alot of things he could have done in order for his life to turn out differently sure but it does not absolve us of our part as a people or as a community. We are still cutting youth and afterschool programs, every year not just during the budget crisis. Some members of certain communities haven't had any viable options in at least two decades. Where is the real vocational programs, educational programs, rehab and re entry programs?
Sure it easy for us to holler Scumbag at what he has become but ask yourself when you get a quiet moment. The victim that everyone is weeping over, what type of community did they live in, what type of life have they been denied and then look at the convicted one. Most likely if you're honest, you realize both were poor with minimal options and the two parties were separated by only 1 or two degrees from one another.
Respect to the families
Jaycee Williams
This is the face of one ignorent dude. Thank you Lord that you never let me sink that low, although I came close a few times.
This person appears to have good self esteem!
Hightly regarded at this time in America.
YOU FOOS DONT NO NADA ABOUT OUR LIFE STYLE THIS IS A GOOD GUY RITE HERE WHO WOULDNT HARM INNOCENT PEOPLE. THIS IS MY HOMEBOY CENOE FROM THAT BIG LONGO13 GANG IN LONG BEACH WE KILL OTHER GANGBANGERS SO ALL YOU FOOS TALKING SHIT ABOUT MY HOMEBOY ESE FUCK YOU AND YEAH I KNOW YOU WILL PUT SOME SHIT UP TO DISRESPECT BUT WHEN IT ALL CAME DOWN TO IT YOU KNOW DEEP DOWN YOU WONT MAKE IT IN A GANG OR IN MY HOOD AND YEAH THATS RITE CENOE HAS NO REMORSE MY ESE SAID FUCK A FIFTY TO LIFE HAHA
It's pretty funny to know a 6 foot 10 black man is gonna be waiting for him in the prison cell. As for the dumbass who knows this retard, if he was so tough, he wouldn't of had pulled out a weapon. Real men fight with their fists and don't need other people to take care of them.