Well, what the article says is true. In theory, if you were in a gang/organization like the Yakuza, you only turn criminal on your rivals and... people that owe you money but to other folks, you treat them like human beings. Of course, there are folks in there that blatantly disregard the rules and tradition in place so yeah. Give them a bad name besides the fact that they are violent.
Also, dean and to anybody. The San Andreas is due for two major earthquakes. One in the LA region near Palmdale and another in the SF Bay Area near Hayward along the locked Hayward fault. The main trunk of the SF portion of the San Andreas blew over back in 1906 so, it should be pretty quiet for many decades or even centuries to come but... it is locked into place. So folks in California, get ready to rumble at any time. For sure in any 20 years old lifetime. So be sure to pack enough stuff to eat and such for a week. 72 hours is just way too short as seen in Katrina and Japan.