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Google Earth - Is Compton that bad ?
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I was looking at various states and areas on Google Earth, and being a old NWA fan I remembered the name of the album, Straight Outta Compton, so thought I would check the place out on Google Earth.
EVERY house has bars on the ground floor windows, I have never seen that before. I don't know if it is just because it is daytime but the streets look kinda empty and normal. So how does the whole bar thing happen ? Does the mayor make them compulsory ? Or the window fitters ? Reminds me of Back to the Future 2 when he goes back in time to a different time line and his house now had bars on the windows.
EVERY house has bars on the ground floor windows, I have never seen that before. I don't know if it is just because it is daytime but the streets look kinda empty and normal. So how does the whole bar thing happen ? Does the mayor make them compulsory ? Or the window fitters ? Reminds me of Back to the Future 2 when he goes back in time to a different time line and his house now had bars on the windows.
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I had a wander round Compton on google earth and some other places on the planet too, and its all a bit "oh." if I'm honest!
That said, when you look around LA generally, it seems like such a drab, soulless place.
Crazy combine harvester with attitude
scarecrow days off, I get a sawn off
pull the trigger, magpies get blown off
yo yo ooh aar my brutha
Good thing in reality its not then...:)
Detroit is great on streetview if you find the right area. Street after abandoned street.
You should go over there and have a look 'round.
Make sure your health insurance is up to date.
Lol
In the southern part of Sakae, every house has window bars. Same with commercial buildings. Here's a simple explanation: a persistent and charismatic salesman.
There was quite a few newspaper reports about him. His claim was an instant sensation: "I can sell anybody anything. A bamboo stick to an octopus? Easy." It became a common expression. Examples: "Who do you think I am? An octopus?" or "Put your bamboo stick away." As in, I don't buy your flimsy excuse / flawed proposal / dodgy idea.
But yeah, I didn't think a row of houses with window bars was that unusual.
You should see some parts of New Orleans - you can tell where there used to be houses until Katrina hit.
Scroll down to the crime stats and decide for yourself.
Bars on the windows is pretty common in the US, in all kinds of areas. Not to mention those "gated communities" where everyone wanting to enter has to give their details to a security guard.
Someone mentioned above Spain also has bars on the windows, is that a rough country ?
Eh... It's not uncommon in urban areas but barred windows are far from ubiquitous. If I see barred windows I take them as a caution sign to be even more aware of my surroundings than I normally am.
I can't find any evidence of him being a high ranked army officer, so do you have a site for what rank he was? Are you mixing it up with someone else who has the same (very common) name? He grew up very poor, LA real estate is very expensive, and the military doesn't pay phenomenally well in the enlisted ranks, though if what you say is true and he was high enough rank, he could have afforded a better neighborhood.
Compton wasn't always such a bad neighborhood. It hit the nadir around the '80's and '90's and has gotten a bit better since.
Not that common, really. I've certainly seem them, but always either in very bad neighborhoods or very dense urban centers where lots of people may be milling around (or both).
She said a limey like me would get a cap in my ass and refused. In hindsight, probably wise.
Cool storey, bro:D
Thanks dude. Another one same time tomorrow.
Stay tuned folks.
To answer the thread question and spell it out for those less inclined to read between the lines, I have heard that yes Compton is indeed that bad.
LOL @ both these posts.