It may seem like a joke, but a group  in Los Angeles is offering a gang tour in the mean streets of L.A.  I laughed some more when I was told the tour was selling out. The tickets range from $65 – $100.  Tourists are shelling out big bucks to experience the county jail, the birthplace of Crips, the place of the Symbionese Liberation Army Shoot Out and much more.  The tour guide is of course, a former gang member, they’ll be telling you their life experiences.

At first, I was against this tour because it seemed to glorify gang life and dehumanize the people in the neighborhoods.

“Look son, it’s a guy with shades and tattoos, take a picture with him!”

But as I did more research about it, I found out that the company helps out gang neighborhoods by doing food drives.  What’s more important is that the group convinced the gangs to have a ceasefire.

I wouldn’t pay for a gang tour, not even $1 .  I know enough about the gang life and I don’t need to be educated about it.

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