I lived in Dalston for six months in 2003, and I never had a problem. I did see dodgy looking stuff going on, but I had a very strong feeling that they were not interested in hassling outsiders, and in fact would probably prevent non-gang-members from hassling strangers, as they didn't want police to come into the area.
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Date: 2007-01-28 11:00 am (UTC)