This is a documentary I watched on Netflix. It was really really good. They go back and talk about the history of racism and gang lifestyles from then until now. It was cool to watch the movie and to be from L.A. they were shooting some of the footage places where I pass by on the train all the time. It was interesting to see how gangs actually came to be. Basically it was because of how much of the oppression of racism was holding black people down the result was gangs. I never knew Watts and Compton was actually white neighborhoods where blacks weren't allowed. In the 90's the problem with Crips and Bloods was really bad but they have cleaned things up a lot since the last 20 years. Gangs are still violent and horrible as ever but they have moved to parts of the county where you are safe to inhabit during the day and live a normal life in most areas.
The problem lots of Crips and Bloods we're trying to get themselves to understand was blacks who were killing blacks were not helping the situation. Everyone was against them and they were even against themselves. When crack was introduced to the Ghetto is when everything became worse than ever and broke up a lot of families. This was a really good documentary and not just about gangs but about all the history that led up to the gang life and why it became a part of our culture.
The problem lots of Crips and Bloods we're trying to get themselves to understand was blacks who were killing blacks were not helping the situation. Everyone was against them and they were even against themselves. When crack was introduced to the Ghetto is when everything became worse than ever and broke up a lot of families. This was a really good documentary and not just about gangs but about all the history that led up to the gang life and why it became a part of our culture.
