Saturday, January 16, 2010

Gang-bangin' on a bus

Alfred Lomas, a Los Angeles native and former gang member, opens up his LA Gang Tours business this weekend. The tour, much like those for post-Hurricane Katrina’s 9th Ward and Chicago’s mob, takes patrons through the streets of LA and across many of the sites which have made the city infamous.

Some say that the tour is exploiting the plight of the lower class in LA, while others claim that it is bringing their struggles to light. How is this tour different from others which tend to spring up from tragic events? Is it exploitative or productive?

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