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Chaos in the Casitas. Lawless, south of the border-style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.

Are there places like this in Colombia? Or is it just North America decaying?

The area is a testament to urban decay, gang domination and municipal neglect. Now, it’s the center of a strange new wave of south of the border–style lawlessness. “Casitas” are the problem.

"...in Los Angeles, casitas are a window into secret speakeasies filled with Mexican and other Central American legal and illegal immigrants. They operate in what appear to be shuttered, recession-emptied storefronts or hollowed-out homes. But inside, after entering through secret backdoors or camouflaged hallways, patrons can get almost anything they want, in a one-stop shop: drugs, gambling, heisted cigarettes, after-hours booze and “B-girls” — slang for “bar” girls, or prostitutes, who charge about $60 for sex."

“You never find good people there,” Cortes
http://www.laweekly.com/2009-11-05/news/chaos-in-the-casitas/

By aztec on Nov 7, 2009, 09:49 in Friendly Talkzone.

capt_j says on Nov 7, 2009, 10:15:

Vacant buildings represent an opportunity for criminal activity. As more businesses fail and houses are abandoned, more of this kind of thing is going to occur.

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utopiacowboy says on Nov 7, 2009, 10:34:

You're going to see a lot more of this as the US descends into Third World status. Eventually a lot of "Third World" countries will have more money and offer a better life than the US. It's all downhill after this for you pendejo gringos.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 7, 2009, 11:35:

Thia is certainly an interesting observation. I will leave it until 4 then demote it

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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ddluzdelsol says on Nov 7, 2009, 12:23:

Come on now... IT'S LA...

I don't think this thing happens much in Small Town, USA...

Please don't think LA represents the US... it is only 1 city...

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utopiacowboy says on Nov 7, 2009, 12:42:

Other cities are as bad or worse. Las Vegas, Miami, Detroit, Phoenix, New Orleans....they're all on a descent into hell.

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flynn flanagan says on Nov 7, 2009, 12:59:

Detroit has had this type of activity form many many years. They call them "Blind Pigs"

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aztec says on Nov 7, 2009, 14:19:

Bill how does one demote a post? Not being argumentative but inquisitive.

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