Passengers paying $65 a head Saturday signed waivers acknowledging they could be crime victims and put their fate in the hands of tattooed ex-gang members who say they have negotiated a cease-fire among rivals in the most violent gangland in America.

Having spent time in the safer areas of downtown Detroit, I have no pressing desire to see the edgier areas of decay and violence. Ditto for places filled with the potential danger of being killed in a cross fire. I’ll stick with Disneyland.