CityWalk and Crime: A Difference in Perception
* I have a viewpoint contrary to that of the sheriff’s lieutenant at CityWalk interviewed for Street Beat (May 24).
I have spent considerable time at CityWalk, specifically on various Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. on. It does not seem to be the safe place he describes. The area appears to be a magnet for gang members to hang out. They can be seen in groups, and at times with no security around. Let’s face it, a group of four to nine gang members milling about and staring at everyone is not a comfortable experience. Furthermore, many more fights have broken out both in the Cineplex and CityWalk than were admitted.
I have spoken with many parents who will not allow their children to go to Universal CityWalk because they are afraid of the gangs.
So, who’s kidding whom, lieutenant?
JACK J. GOLD
Studio City
Gold is a director of the Studio City Residents Assn.
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