Is The Los Angelis Gang Issue Exagerated?

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#1 livemhafool
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i am visiting family there and was wondering how bad it is? where is it dangerous and where is it ok? or mildly dangerous. if anone here is from la
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If you so much as think about breathing in the direction of a building that has a little poster on the side that, although it is faded, has a gang color on it, you will die.
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#3 Pirate700
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ALL of LA can be dangerous, but unless you are in Inglewood or Compton you aren't going to see much just haning around.

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#4 escapeoftheape
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i watched a documentary about it on discovery channel yesterday. "Ross Kemp on Gangs". lets just say, im never ever going to visit Compton ever. well, actually, itd be kinda interesting, but yeah. what a crphole! if you see two shoes thats been tied together and hung over an "electricity wire" or w/e that means that a gang members died on that street.
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#5 livemhafool
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what about other areas liek east l.a?
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#6 Pirate700
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what about other areas liek east l.a?livemhafool

What part of all of LA don't you get? If you aren't in Beverly Hills, there are gangs. :|

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Compared to the upcoming T-800 crisis that will be visiting Los Angeles, not really.

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#8 livemhafool
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[QUOTE="livemhafool"]what about other areas liek east l.a?Pirate700

What part of all of LA don't you get? :|

what?! why do people live there if the gangs run the city?
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#9 l34052
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The US govt have caused the gang problem with their lack of money,education and jobs in the so called 'no go' areas, what do they expect people that feel their is no hope to do, live a nice wholesome life accepting they're regarded as lower citizens??

It is no coincidence that the majority of gang problems are in areas where the majority of people that live there are black or hispanic, that is true of any major city not just Los Angeles.

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#10 Critical0151
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"]what about other areas liek east l.a?livemhafool

What part of all of LA don't you get? :|

what?! why do people live there if the gangs run the city?

You don't get it do you? All of LA CAN (Read the last word...CAN) be dangerous, but if you don't go to the parts like crompton and stuff and just go walking around at midnight, you won't see many gangs. Gangs don't run the city. I was in L.A, I didn't see any gang members... Oh, and, just about ALMOST every single city has a gang in it.
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#11 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"]what about other areas liek east l.a?livemhafool

What part of all of LA don't you get? :|

what?! why do people live there if the gangs run the city?

It is just part of the LA culture that people accept. It is also one of the entertainment capitals of the world (behind Las Vegas) and it has a lot of historical prestige, which I don't exactly care about. I would never live there though.

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#12 fraz1776
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Let's just say I very much doubt you are going to get killed visiting your family.

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[QUOTE="livemhafool"]what about other areas liek east l.a?Pirate700

What part of all of LA don't you get? If you aren't in Beverly Hills, there are gangs. :|

There may be snobby, well-dressed gangs there...Ya never know.
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"]what about other areas liek east l.a?spazzx625

What part of all of LA don't you get? If you aren't in Beverly Hills, there are gangs. :|

There may be snobby, well-dressed gangs there...Ya never know.

:lol: Yeah those 90210 kids are some bad mofos.

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#15 livemhafool
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Anyone locals who can give some insight? there must be a few here?
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#16 Pirate700
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Anyone locals who can give some insight? there must be a few here?livemhafool
Why don't you tell us the town? East LA doesn't tell us anything.

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#17 spazzx625
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You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?
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#18 Pirate700
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You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?spazzx625

Maybe he wants in?

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#19 livemhafool
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[QUOTE="spazzx625"]You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?Pirate700

Maybe he wants in?

just curious. family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -los angelis
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[QUOTE="spazzx625"]You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?Pirate700

Maybe he wants in?

I was picturing more like he is worried he will become their god, like C3P0 with the Ewoks on Endor...
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#21 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?livemhafool

Maybe he wants in?

just curious. family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -los angelis

Where is Los Angelis? This is a joke right? You aren't actually asking this in seriousness?

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#22 livemhafool
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Maybe he wants in?

just curious.

Where is Los Angelis? This is a joke right? You aren't actually asking this in seriousness?

typo **family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -glendale
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#23 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"] just curious. livemhafool

Where is Los Angelis? This is a joke right? You aren't actually asking this in seriousness?

typo **family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -glendale

Glendale is in Arizona. :|

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#24 livemhafool
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Where is Los Angelis? This is a joke right? You aren't actually asking this in seriousness?

typo **family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -glendale

Glendale is in Arizona. :|

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale,_California ...
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#25 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"] typo **family lives in 3 cities -long beach -Huntington park -glendalelivemhafool

Glendale is in Arizona. :|

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale,_California ...

Ok, since you seem to have trouble reading, I will explain this to you again...Unless you live in Beverly Hills (and to a lesser extent Malibu) there are going to not only be gangs, but a heavy presence. That includes where you listed as part of that everywhere.

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#26 livemhafool
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="livemhafool"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Glendale is in Arizona. :|

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale,_California ...

Ok, since you seem to have trouble reading, I will explain this to you again...Unless you live in Beverly Hills (and to a lesser extent Malibu) there are going to not only be gangs, but a heavy presence. That includes where you listed as part of that everywhere.

ok
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#27 Sajedene
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I live in Los Angeles... unless you go actively looking for gang members -- you're fine. They're not going on a vendetta to hunt you down. They could care less that you are here. Even places like Compton and South Central where gangs are prevalent still have people living there and they're fine. So you're fine. Drive by and shoot outs aren't something that happen every minute. They just tend to happen in certain areas more than others.
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#28 194197844077667059316682358889
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TC really likes gangs
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#29 livemhafool
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TC really likes gangsxaos
not especially
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#30 CleanPlayer
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ALL of LA can be dangerous, but unless you are in Inglewood or Compton you aren't going to see much just haning around.

Pirate700
True, Good point.
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#31 livemhafool
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I live in Los Angeles... unless you go actively looking for gang members -- you're fine. They're not going on a vendetta to hunt you down. They could care less that you are here. Even places like Compton and South Central where gangs are prevalent still have people living there and they're fine. So you're fine. Drive by and shoot outs aren't something that happen every minute. They just tend to happen in certain areas more than others. Sajedene
thanks for the inside scoop
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#32 livemhafool
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You've largely been given answers.... Any major city has gangs/crime, but just don't go into those areas. Why are you so worried about gangs?spazzx625
well i would like to travel freely and not stay in one area.
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#33 markop2003
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TC really likes gangsxaos
Playing too much GTA perhaps :P
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#34 iam2green
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no, lets say ur not going to have any trouble. my family went to San Diego for a vacation went to LA. we didn't find any problems. we were toward the Hollywood, sunset bulvard area.
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#35 Pirate700
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I live in Los Angeles... unless you go actively looking for gang members -- you're fine. They're not going on a vendetta to hunt you down. They could care less that you are here. Even places like Compton and South Central where gangs are prevalent still have people living there and they're fine. So you're fine. Drive by and shoot outs aren't something that happen every minute. They just tend to happen in certain areas more than others. Sajedene

In all seriouslness if you're a little white boy (not being racist, I'm white), you best not go for a stroll through Compton or South Central.

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#36 livemhafool
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no, lets say ur not going to have any trouble. my family went to San Diego for a vacation went to LA. we didn't find any problems. we were toward the Hollywood, sunset bulvard area. iam2green
your a guy. :o how many fr's you get b/c o that avatar :P
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#37 Sajedene
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[QUOTE="Sajedene"]I live in Los Angeles... unless you go actively looking for gang members -- you're fine. They're not going on a vendetta to hunt you down. They could care less that you are here. Even places like Compton and South Central where gangs are prevalent still have people living there and they're fine. So you're fine. Drive by and shoot outs aren't something that happen every minute. They just tend to happen in certain areas more than others. Pirate700

In all seriouslness if you're a little white boy (not being racist, I'm white), you best not go for a stroll through Compton or South Central.

Funny... we sent one of little white boy clients to South Central for an audition for a movie. He was fine. Funny thing is - he didn't get lost. Our big black guy client did. (Not being racist - just using physical description)
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No. I have watched "Colors" and am thus qualified to answer your question.
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#39 shyskillz
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it doesn't matter what color you are, you'll be fine for the most part if you just mind your biz. i travel the states on biz all the time and gangs are everywhere. only the ppl who stay in their house on the couch or PC all day every dayare shook by the gangs. dont be like one of these panzies, you can walk and drive thru these areas. they are not as bad as the media portrays them to be, put down the remote control and get some air....

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#40 spotter11
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No. I have watched "Colors" and am thus qualified to answer your question. Elraptor
i watched part of that mvie. it was so 80s