LA Gang Tours
TOURISTS visiting Los Angeles now have a choice between snooping around stars' homes in the Hollywood Hills and gawking at gang members' homes in South Central. LA Gang Tours was due to take its first group of eager onlookers overnight around sites like the LA County Jail, Skid Row, home to 90,000 homeless people, and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party. The company's website says it aims to "provide customers with a true first-hand encounter of the history and origin of high profile gang areas and top crime scene locations." The man behind the concept, former gang member Alfred Lomas, 45, also hopes to create jobs for residents of the areas the tour goes through and will give a percentage of profits back to the community for projects.Before embarking on the tour, people must sign a waiver saying that they have voluntarily exposed themselves to risks including death, injury, and property damage. It’s nice to have a niche I suppose. In New Orleans you can ta...