A 27-year-old woman was arrested Friday morning and a third woman was being sought in connection with a violent beating outside a Santa Ana nightclub that left Kim Pham, a 23-year-old Westminister woman dead, authorities announced during a news conference Friday afternoon, according to KTLA.
Carlos Rojas, Santa Ana’s interim police chief, declined to release the name of the most recent arrestee, citing the ongoing investigation. Police did, however, release a photo of the third woman being sought, according to the L.A. Times. (The photo is below).
The news came on the same day that an organ donation agency announced that Pham’s organs have “saved five lives through the donation of her heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and liver to patients on the national organ transplant waiting list,” according to the New York Daily News.
It was estimated that a crowd of 50 people – count ’em – simply stood and watched as Pham was being kicked and stomped to death, according to the O.C. Register. Ironically Pham, an aspiring writer, wrote about the killing of Kelly Thomas in her last blog post. “Severe aggression, threats and savagely violent battery are completely uncalled for,” Pham wrote, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Police and city leaders made a point Friday of stressing that the death of Kim Pham is not considered a hate crime, and the mayor of the predominantly Latino city urged Vietnamese American residents to remain calm, according to the L.A. Times.
But hate crime is defined “as a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence.” Isn’t that what happened to Pham? Three women and two men beat Pham down onto the ground where they kicked her into a coma. Fifty people watched and took pictures and video. And I am supposed to believe this wasn’t a hate crime?
The party is over for Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who represents Downtown Santa Ana
The Santa Ana City Council is deathly afraid that Asians will stop coming to Downtown Santa Ana to get drunk in the hipster bars. But the reality is that Pham was executed by a crowd that had no good reason to do so. Of course it was a hate crime. And no we aren’t safe in Downtown Santa Ana – especially our Vietnamese residents. Not anymore. There are over 50 people running around this town who apparently think it is OK to murder Asians. We should all find that very chilling.
Now the question is why all the hate? The reality is that Santa Ana’s young people have been indoctrinated into believing in class war, by their political leaders. The Vietnamese came here with nothing but they value education and work hard and don’t get bogged down believing they are victims. They get good jobs in engineering, medicine and technology. And for this they are hated by jealous people who often are complete losers.
Pham didn’t have to die. But her killers lost it and in a few minutes their petty jealousy and hatred turned into a murderous rage. And now life in Santa Ana has been changed forever. And the Downtown? The gentrifiers have lost their power. The Crosby remains closed and the rest of the overpriced hipster restaurants are going to find it increasingly hard to stay open as their customers dwindle.
Don’t be fooled by these politicians. Instead ask them why they were complicit in turning our Downtown into a drunken playground that has now become a killing field.
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A woman is beaten (STOMPED) to death on a Friday night. One of her assailants drops her SMARTPHONE, police can't put that together for three days. It takes three more to arrest a second subject. As of Friday, they have not identified the third.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
City leaders come forward far more concerned with revenue for contributors than the violence that permeates the city. I think that says it all.
I would offer this to the SAPD, if you want to identify these woman, simply go to the Payan X facebook page, it's there you can see these "Warriors" in all their glory. Nice to know Payan is training women to be MMA fighters.
I can't find much to disagree with you her Art, but I don't think that downtown improvement (gentrification) is the actual problem. The clowns are just doing it wrong.
You could hear a pin drop over at the "progressive Voice of OC and the formerly moderate OJB blog on this subject.
Funny how Adam E, is all over beer parties with the mayors 17 year old son, but when Benavides and Martinez friends STOMP a woman to death they are quiet. Where is the call for racial equality in Santa Ana like Anaheim? Oh, that's only when we don't like (Pulido), but it's an "isolated event" when it's the "vibrant downtown.
The hypocrisy is amazing
If you are waiting for Greg Diamond to do the right thing instead of the politically opportune thing then you need a refresher in "shilling 101". I thing Adam E. teaches that class (oh wait, that's I am a hack for unions, co-presented by the equally buyable Jenifer Muir)
The problem is the only hate crime the authorities will acknowledge is when there is a black victim. Asian or white? Forget it. This is the insane pass to which bizarro political correctness has taken us.
Defining a Hate Crime
A hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. For the purposes of collecting statistics, Congress has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.” Hate itself is not a crime—and the FBI is mindful of protecting freedom of speech and other civil liberties
I had to look it up. I bet that those involved in that young ladies death will have the added charge of "hate crime"
Exactly Cook! Thanks for looking that up.
Almost exactly Cook.
A normal fight is based on resolution of issues arising from one on one dispute. If a third party or gang is participating in such fight it is for other reason which is usually race, affiliation, dislike which are inconsistent with an original dispute.
The alcohol has noting to do with a dispute. The alcohol is only enhancer of such dispute.
That is why three on one is a hate crime.
The third sustpect they are looking for is quite possibly Benavides’ lover who broke up the marriage. This is bigger than anyone wants to believe and a cover up is taking place. Benavides has ordered the police to “take care of the problem.
This is not as far fetched as it sounds. We KNOW Pablo Benavides advertised his realty business as being located at 1607 N. Sycamore before taking the job in Orange with Seven Gables (where he still has NO LISTINGS).
We also KNOW that he has now admitted to what was widely rumored, blogged about and denied, that he IS divorced and is living in the house his wife got for them through her SAUSD job. He has been seen recently celebrating the birthday of a young, single Latina Mom, who is well known, but I won't drag into his toilet bowl of a life.
The police union connection is far to convienent in my book.
This form of bad mouthing (of Benavides) is not much difference than kicking someone in the head as they lie on the ground.
You'll remember that the rumors about his marriage proved to be true.
Whose to say that these new rumors aren't spot on as well?
He's clearly changed since his first election, and not for the better.
Cook,
Why would Pablo Benavides be lying on the ground if were innocent?
I find his lack of action on this subject disgusting and telling. So either he simply a LYING POLITICAN (best case) or so slippery he actually is involved with people that would do this.
Sure it stinks, it's mean and perhaps even unfair. But as Editor points out, he continually lied and had his defenders challenge the truth, to the point of threatening violence, only to now shrug and say: "My divorce was hard......" .
To compare Benavides behavior with the stomping death of an innocent makes me wonder just how ignorant you have become.
Not much different???? You are way of base.
My point was to show that their problems have nothing to do with the lady who was killed.
I hope that they can remain friendly for the sake of their children.
So true. The kids always get hurt when the parents split up.