Part of what I didn't mention in this thread because I don't have the leisure to write well in a cybercafe at length, is that I got the strong feeling I was being herded at points. The gangbangers communicated through whistles; I moved through parking lots, parks, but never through alleys or spaces between houses. Which turned out to be good because I found that crack dealers and buyers would travel between the houses and use the alleys. The empty lots overgrown with trees didn't have any of them.
Thank you all ... have a good evening
LASur5er ... when I get to Fort Benning I'll let you know what happens