For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland
 

For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100116/.../us_gang_tours

LOS ANGELES ? Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe ? but a world away from the glitz and glamour ? a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city's gang turf.

Passengers paying $65 a head Saturday signed waivers acknowledging they could be crime victims and put their fate in the hands of tattooed ex-gang members who say they have negotiated a cease-fire among rivals in the most violent gangland in America.

If that sounds daunting, consider the challenge facing organizers of LA Gang Tours: trying to build a thriving venture that provides a glimpse into gang life while also trying to convince people that gang-plagued communities are not as hopeless as movies depict.

"There's a fascination with gangs," said founder Alfred Lomas, a former member of the Florencia 13 gang. "We can either address the issue head-on, create awareness and discuss the positive things that go on in these communities, or we can try to sweep it under the carpet."

Several observers have questioned the premise behind the tours, and some city politicians have been more blunt.

they've been doing this in brazil for years

make sure to wave.

with a rival gang sign:pimp

fuck ya, can get a ride

SoulRebel will love this!

Take this bus down to the Compton Cripts area
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:O...urs/7193-1.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/calvinbroadus/cripsint.jpg

long as that bus not read, they will let you pass

65 bucks a head? ROFL what a bunch of fucking morons.

Hell Ms. J drove me through the outer outskirts of COMPTON and I could sort of almost see down greenleaf... and I never paid her SHIT
I am so hard
I didn't even pee
UHHHHHHH

Perfect time to set up my own "mobile trailer trash mayonnaise sandwich roach coach" business catering to the entire tourist trapping industry!

rocket lanch for them!

Maybe ghetto of LA is worse than ghetto of phoenix (i doubt it's that much worse), but I've never had an issue driving through, hanging out or working in the ghetto.

Most of the time if you just keep to yourself you're good. Unless you're just in a wrong place wrong time situation, then you're fucked no matter what.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh :thumbsup