Los Angeles ya da bilinen ad\u0131yla \u201cMelekler Kenti\u201d. Kaliforniya\u2019n\u0131n kalbi, sinema d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015fkenti. Los Angeles\u2019a yak\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lan s\u0131fatlar saymakla bitmiyor. Kimileri hayalini kuruyor bu kentin, kimileri hayal ettiklerini ya\u015f\u0131yor bu kentte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Melekler kentinde ya\u015fayanlar buran\u0131n d\u0131\u015fardan g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kadar masum bir yer olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyor, bilinmeyen bu g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fcnde ya\u015famlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Su\u00e7 oran\u0131n\u0131n her ge\u00e7en g\u00fcn artt\u0131\u011f\u0131, \u00e7ete sava\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n ortal\u0131\u011f\u0131 kas\u0131p kavurdu\u011fu, etnik k\u00f6kenleri farkl\u0131 gruplar\u0131n birbirlerine di\u015f biledi\u011fi bir g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc bu. D\u0131\u015fardan bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Hollywood \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n ya da okyanus boyunca uzanan sahillerin g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc ilk plana \u00e7\u0131ksa da Los Angeles\u2019in karanl\u0131k sokaklar\u0131nda insanlar\u0131n hayat\u0131 kendi \u00e7izdikleri s\u0131n\u0131rlar i\u00e7inde s\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Kurallar, yasalar bu s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n i\u00e7ine giremiyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kentin bu kendine \u00f6zg\u00fc b\u00f6lgelerinden biri, yani en \u00fcnl\u00fcs\u00fc \u201cSoutheast Division\u201d ya da g\u00fcneydo\u011fu b\u00f6lgesi. A.B.D.\u2019nin i\u00e7 dinamiklerini ke\u015ffederken ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan bu isim ister istemez baz\u0131 k\u0131yaslamalar yapmaya itiyor insan\u0131. D\u00fcnyan\u0131n iki farkl\u0131 ucundaki iki farkl\u0131 b\u00f6lgenin isim benzerliklerinin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kesi\u015fti\u011fi noktalar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcr\u00fcyor insan\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sineman\u0131n ba\u015fkenti Hollywood\u2019tan yar\u0131m saat, film y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6steri\u015fli Beverly Hills\u2019ten 45 dakika uzakl\u0131ktaki bu b\u00f6lgede insanlar sokakta y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye cesaret edemiyor. Kaliforniya\u2019n\u0131n ya da t\u00fcm A.B.D.\u2019nin en tehlikeli mahallesi \u00fcnvan\u0131na lay\u0131k bu mekan New York\u2019un \u00fcnl\u00fc Harlem\u2019inin pabucunu da dama at\u0131yor. Burada ya\u015fam\u0131n kural\u0131, mahallenin kurallar\u0131na ba\u011fl\u0131. Hava karard\u0131ktan sonra zorunlu olmad\u0131k\u00e7a insanlar\u0131n evlerinden \u00e7\u0131kmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, polisin bile ak\u015fam saatlerinde devriye gezmeye \u00e7ekindi\u011fi bu mahallede \u015fiddet g\u00fcnl\u00fck ya\u015fam\u0131n iliklerine i\u015flemi\u015f durumda. Mahalle sakinlerinin deyimiyle \u201cBurada insanlar ki\u015filiklerini bulamadan kur\u015fun onlar\u0131 buluyor.\u201d
Polis kay\u0131tlar\u0131na g\u00f6z atarsak Southeast Division\u2019\u0131n tehlikesini daha kolay anlayabiliriz. Ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz y\u0131l 76 ki\u015fi sokak \u00e7at\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131nda ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 yitirdi, 146 ki\u015fi yaraland\u0131, \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclenlerin tamam\u0131na yak\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015flar\u0131 21\u2019i ge\u00e7miyordu. Bu say\u0131lar A.B.D. ortalamalar\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7ok \u00fcst\u00fcnde. Yani burada bir\u015feylerin yolunda gitmedi\u011fi kesin ama \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm biraz zor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uzmanlar G\u00fcneydo\u011fu B\u00f6lgesi\u2019ndeki sorunun temelinde o b\u00f6lgenin sosyo-ekonomik yap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n yatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 konusunda birle\u015fiyor. A.B.D.\u2019nin en kozmopolit kentlerinden biri olarak bilinen Los Angeles\u2019in bu b\u00f6lgesinin de etnik yap\u0131s\u0131 tamamen farkl\u0131. B\u00f6lgede siyah nufus \u00e7o\u011funlukta. \u00d6zellikle 2. D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019ndan sonra G\u00fcney eyaletlerden g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp b\u00f6lgeye yerle\u015fen siyahlara en b\u00fcy\u00fck rakip Meksika as\u0131ll\u0131 Amerikal\u0131lar. Her iki grubun b\u00f6lgedeki egemenli\u011fi ele ge\u00e7irme sava\u015flar\u0131 G\u00fcneydo\u011fu B\u00f6lgesi\u2019ni kan g\u00f6l\u00fcne \u00e7evirmeye yetiyor.
Yap\u0131lan istatistikler Los Angeles\u2019in bu mahallesinde siddetin nedenlerini anlamaya yetiyor. Burada ya\u015fayanlar\u0131n yar\u0131s\u0131na yak\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 i\u015fsizler olu\u015fturuyor, sa\u011fl\u0131k sigortas\u0131 olmayanlar\u0131n say\u0131s\u0131 y\u00fczde 60\u2019\u0131 buluyor. Olumsuzluklar ister istemez \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 da etkiliyor. \u00c7ocuklar\u0131n y\u00fczde 80\u2019ini devlet \u201cstandartlara uymayan ya\u015fam \u015fartlar\u0131\u201d nedeniyle yurtlara yerle\u015ftiriyor. Ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz y\u0131l \u00e7ete \u00e7at\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131nda \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclenlerin 58\u2019ini siyahlar, 17\u2019sini Meksika as\u0131ll\u0131lar olu\u015fturuyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hollywood\u2019a yak\u0131n bu b\u00f6lgede film sahnelerini and\u0131ran ger\u00e7ek \u00e7ete sava\u015flar\u0131nda kur\u015funlar havada u\u00e7u\u015furken birileri caddenin ortas\u0131na y\u0131\u011f\u0131l\u0131yor, polis olay yerine gelene kadar birileri olay yerini terkediyor, bu arada \u00e7ocuklar okullar\u0131na gidiyor, postac\u0131 mektup kutular\u0131n\u0131 dolduruyor. Yani g\u00fcnl\u00fck ya\u015fam b\u00f6lgenin kurallar\u0131 i\u00e7inde devam ediyor. Cesetler kald\u0131r\u0131mlar\u0131n dekoru, kanlar caddelerin izi oluyor. Korku, \u015fiddet ve \u00f6l\u00fcm G\u00fcneydo\u011fu B\u00f6lgesi\u2019nde hayat\u0131n bir par\u00e7as\u0131 olarak devam ediyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u0131\u015fardan birinin bu b\u00f6lgeye yapaca\u011f\u0131 ziyaret, hayati risk ta\u015f\u0131yor. Yabanc\u0131lar\u0131n ara\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n her an durdurulup, \u00e7ete \u00fcyeleri taraf\u0131ndan sorgulanma yada adresi belli olmayan bir kur\u015funa hedef olma ihtimali olduk\u00e7a y\u00fcksek. Bunlar\u0131 g\u00f6ze al\u0131p G\u00fcneydo\u011fu b\u00f6lgesine girenlerin say\u0131s\u0131 ise ayn\u0131 oranda d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck. B\u00f6lgenin \u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fc bilenler bu ihtimalleri bilerek rotalar\u0131n\u0131 yeniden d\u00fczenliyor. Yanl\u0131\u015f yola sapanlar\u0131n kaderleri ise bir anda de\u011fi\u015fiveriyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los Angeles\u2019in G\u00fcneydo\u011fu B\u00f6lgesi\u2019nde dola\u015fan bir T\u00fcrk olarak ister istemez d\u00fcnyan\u0131n diger ucundaki T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin G\u00fcneydo\u011fu Anadolu B\u00f6lgesi\u2019nde ge\u00e7irdi\u011fim g\u00fcnleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. K\u0131yaslamay\u0131 isim benzerli\u011finden yola \u00e7\u0131karak yapsam da kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m tablonun benzerliklerine \u015fa\u015f\u0131r\u0131p kal\u0131yorum. Nedenler sonu\u00e7lar farkl\u0131 olsa da d\u00fcnyan\u0131n iki ayr\u0131 co\u011frafyas\u0131ndaki benzerlikleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. Hava karar\u0131rken bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncelerime noktay\u0131 koyma zaman\u0131n\u0131n geldigini anlayarak Los Angeles\u2019\u0131n G\u00fcneydo\u011fu b\u00f6lgesinden ayr\u0131l\u0131p Long Beach\u2019in huzur veren caddelerine do\u011fru yola \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 \u015eubat 2002<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Los Angeles ya da bilinen ad\u0131yla \u201cMelekler Kenti\u201d. Kaliforniya\u2019n\u0131n kalbi, sinema d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015fkenti. Los Angeles\u2019a yak\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lan s\u0131fatlar saymakla bitmiyor. Kimileri hayalini kuruyor bu kentin, kimileri hayal ettiklerini ya\u015f\u0131yor bu kentte. Melekler kentinde ya\u015fayanlar buran\u0131n d\u0131\u015fardan g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kadar masum bir yer olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyor, bilinmeyen bu g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fcnde ya\u015famlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Su\u00e7 oran\u0131n\u0131n her ge\u00e7en g\u00fcn artt\u0131\u011f\u0131, \u00e7ete sava\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n ortal\u0131\u011f\u0131 kas\u0131p kavurdu\u011fu, etnik k\u00f6kenleri farkl\u0131 gruplar\u0131n birbirlerine di\u015f biledi\u011fi bir g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc bu. D\u0131\u015fardan bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Hollywood \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n ya da okyanus boyunca uzanan sahillerin g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc ilk plana \u00e7\u0131ksa da Los Angeles\u2019in karanl\u0131k sokaklar\u0131nda insanlar\u0131n hayat\u0131 kendi \u00e7izdikleri s\u0131n\u0131rlar i\u00e7inde s\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Kurallar, yasalar bu s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n i\u00e7ine giremiyor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[40,162],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-radikal","tag-abd","tag-radikal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}