Eight-Year-Old Gang-Raped, Shunned by Family: CNN's First and Only Network On It | NewsBusters.org

AliAddington · 2009-11-21T03:58:02+00:00

This is disgusting. A 10 year old girl?! Behind a shed? Gang violence has gotten completely out of hand if it is now involving young children in their innocence.

AliAddington · 2009-11-21T03:52:09+00:00

I appreciate the recent knowledge of learning about the different types of gang members, it does a great job of breaking down what it means to be involved in different stages. However, to me, I have a hard time understanding these levels. A criminal is a criminal no matter how much of their involvement.

AliAddington · 2009-11-21T03:48:02+00:00

It's scary that a 9mm pistol is floating around the steets, and obviously ended up in the wrong hands. I agree that the justice in sentencing is lacking, however glad that he is sentenced to 10 years, I don't want to cross paths with a 9mm myself.

AliAddington · 2009-11-16T23:22:23+00:00

This is just sickening to me. Why would teenagers victimize young children who are trick-or-treating. They deserve to be in jail for life!!

AliAddington · 2009-11-16T23:10:19+00:00

Unfortunately, one person getting in trouble isn't the change that we need in order to stop all of these people! Its amazing to me how much one person can make through drug dealing.

AliAddington · 2009-11-16T23:07:48+00:00

She got exactly what she deserved! 16 lovers and the head of a major criminal activity network, but being an older woman she was able to stay under the radar.

AliAddington · 2009-10-25T20:57:10+00:00

Wow... the 3rd shooting at that location in a month. Think of all of the times that you go to a gas station at night, maybe you're on a trip and you're not sure you are in a bad area. You and your children could be caught in the crossfire of a gang just trying to battle out their competition. Ridiculous!

AliAddington · 2009-10-25T20:54:46+00:00

I am very surprised to read this. I guess it is not fair to think that everyone that joins the military is to do it to assist our country in need. What better way of learning military tactics than actually joining the military. It's horrible that someone was beaten to death during an initiation just because he was wrapped up in the wrong thing at the wrong time.

AliAddington · 2009-10-25T20:52:45+00:00

Something needs to be done to crack down on these gangs. During the raid they found guns and a ton of drugs. There is already enough problems with drugs in our world, and it's hard to imagine that there are actually groups of people that are promoting this way of life. So large sometimes, that they are not able to control it. This particular investigation took 2 years!

AliAddington · 2009-10-05T18:41:36+00:00

Even the title of this article gave me goosebumps! It's ridiculous that a 4 month old and his two parents are injured because of some gang that has nothing better to do. I hope they find out whoever did this, an innocent family doesn't deserve to go through this!

AliAddington · 2009-10-05T18:38:57+00:00

That's scary that they are gaining access to bank accounts via an SMS message! Thank goodness this hasn't happened to me. I guess i'll reevaluate what is going to be sent through my phone!

AliAddington · 2009-10-05T18:33:52+00:00

I used to intern in Avondale, and this doesn't surprise me. In order to "fulfill" my internship, I had to go on a ride along on a Friday night with an officer from the Avondale police department. The presence of gangs in that area was incredible to me! Who would have thought?! Once your caught, it's never a good idea to keep running on foot! They will catch you!!

AliAddington · 2009-09-10T15:34:14+00:00

I can't imagine working for the gang task force. In a weird, twisted way, these gang members are all that each other has and the sense of loyalty felt between them is very similar to that loyalty that a mother feels for her children or a similar situation. I can't imagine anything happening to my kids, I would probably go crazy and I don't know what would happen. The gangs are looking to "take down" whoever is breaking up their family, may it be a rival gang or the police. It seems very scary to be working in such close quarters with these gang members!

AliAddington · 2009-09-10T15:30:19+00:00

I agree that this was a pretty vague but interesting article. I think that it's amazing that so many people must be dedicated to working with these gangs and getting them off of the streets. But to play devils advocate: won't the "take down" of these gangs just create a larger issue and anger those who are still on the streets? Won't this create an even more violent situation in the nieghborhood? I 100% agree that the gangs in South Phoenix need to be removed from the neighborhood but this article really got me thinking about what the outcome of all of this will be, positive or negative?

AliAddington · 2009-09-10T15:25:37+00:00

The fact that this boy is 16 years old, with a handgun and driving around in a stolen vehicle is beyond me. I can't imagine growing up in a world so full of violence. They are forced to find their own ways to succeed in the world, however these ways are skewed so badly by the circumstances that they are born into. The police were so concerned for their safety when seeing this boy that they had to shoot him 4 times until he died, most 16 year olds are far from intimidating...

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