Compton

Hey, I live in Compton and Compton is really changing. Some parts of Compton may be how the media describe Compton to be;however, there is another side of Compton. A side that many people dont realize is happening in Compton. My friend is going to graduate from Harvard next year, she attend Compton High School and plans to live in the good side of Compton. Also, what ghetto has its own Baseball Academy(The only baseball academy in US), what ghetto has a Casino, or a aviation school that many 11 or 12 years old have broken records flying from Compton to Canada alone. LoL

Well not really born and raised. I was born in Bellflower, California about 5 miles from Compton. But after my mommy and daddy brought me home thats where we lived for about 10 years. Compton is not too safe any more…a lot of gang fights. I worked at the compton court house for 2 years.

yes it’s not the greatest place in the world—it doesn’t necessarily have anything for tourists to see, it has perhaps more than it’s share of crime and inequalities. but this notorious side to the city perverts reality. sure i was hesistant to serve my jury duty there but it’s often forgotten that are 2 basic sides to compton, the business side and the thug side. my vegan friend works in compton and is able to go out to lunch in the city itself and order vegan meals. i bet you didn’t think there was vegan fare in compton. spend some time there and shatter the stereotypes built in your head by hyper media.

grew up in one. Was not bad at all. made me a strong person.

Nice people here- really. Went because we have some friends here. It’s not unlike many other places in LA…