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Well, I surely didn't mean to suggest that Lance did anything wrong!
My point was just that, in L.A., the very act of defending yourself against a gan IS singling yourself out. Folks are expected to simply acquiesce to criminals.
Open question to the forum: how common is that, in other places with lots of gang activity? Someone who defends themselves against a gang member must eventually go into hiding to escape retaliation? Is this universal to every place with a serious gang problem, across the entire county?