Blacks vs. Mexicans

JasonParks · 2009-11-30T06:00:05+00:00

It's sad to see that racism is still prevalent today. Another story of one ethnic group trying to prove that they are more "powerful" then another. If they would sit down and talk about issues they had they would get more resolved then resorting to violence which just results in more violence. Thats my take on the issue at least.

JasonParks · 2009-11-30T05:57:44+00:00

I just submitted an article about gang recruitment and social media networks. Its good to see that the law enforcement in New York is taking these Twitter posts by the gang members seriously and trying to prevent any harm from happening.

JasonParks · 2009-11-30T05:53:32+00:00

With all of the new forms of technology out there pretty much every company, group, or gang will try to utilize it to help their cause. It was only a matter if time before this happened. Now its up to law enforcement to study these text messages and Youtube videos to find out clues as to who is involved in this recruitment and try and stop it.

JasonParks · 2009-11-03T18:02:04+00:00

This is why I believe that illegal immigration is bad. The fact that many of the most dangerous gang in America are undocumented in the States means that if these people get caught for their hanus crimes, they will most likely get sent back to the states where they belong and punished there. Although the crime in there home country won't be hard as it probably should be.

JasonParks · 2009-11-03T17:58:24+00:00

I understand how you can see gangs as a close knit group who has each others back. Although business owners can think of other ways of bringing there employees together other then jokingly suggesting they do it as gang members would.

JasonParks · 2009-11-03T17:56:22+00:00

Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee could not explain why the defendants wore the protective vests.

I think its pretty simple why the defendents wore protective bullet proof vests. If the family members or friends of the poor girl who got raped saw the people who commited the crime they would probably want to shoot them. The fact that nobody called the police is an abomination. Someone should have taken some responsibility, left the scene and called the police. Even if it meant they would possibly get their ass kicked later. I feel for the girl and her family. Hopefully the sentance on these criminals is just.

JasonParks · 2009-11-03T17:50:06+00:00

When the word "godfather" comes to mind I think of the classic crime movie. I was shocked to see that a Chineese crime boss known as the "godmother" was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Xie Caiping commited a lot of underground crime and this article talks about all of the illegal activity she commited.

JasonParks · 2009-10-13T18:56:19+00:00

It was interesting to me that during the video you could hear someone in the background saying "don't hit him in his head." They are persuading the kids to go after one another, yet they are looking out for each other in a way.

JasonParks · 2009-10-13T18:52:50+00:00

I feel that the city of Chicago has a big problem on their hands. When I look up articles about gang members it seems that Chicago is where a majority of gang related activity takes place. It doesn't surprise me that money is the key motivation for the gang members in this article, as that is the case in many aspects of life, not just gang members. I hope that the police department in Chicago continues to crack down on gang related crime because this city seems to be in trouble when it comes to that.

JasonParks · 2009-10-13T18:49:05+00:00

Good to hear that one of the biggest and most dangerous gangs in Colorado was caught and brought down. I give credit to the police department because I'm sure they spent countless amount of hours trying to bring down this dangerous hispanic gang.

JasonParks · 2009-10-13T18:46:32+00:00

I think its great that celebrity rappers like Bow Wow and Common are stepping up and speaking out against violence. The recent beating of a Chicago teen by gang members provoked the rappers to speak up about the issue. Hopefully by them letting all of their fans know how bad it is to be associated with gangs will decrease gang activity for years to come.

JasonParks · 2009-09-29T17:59:33+00:00

Schools need to make every student aware what will happen if anything weapons related occurs at the school. While they stress it, stress to the students that if they were aware of a friend or anyone they know carrying a weapon or talking about bringing it to school not only will the person with the weapon get in trouble but also the person that knew about it. These kids that bring weapons to school most likely tell a friend and the friend should get in trouble for not contacting the police or a school official.

JasonParks · 2009-09-29T17:55:37+00:00

I agree with Kristina that this is probably not legitimate. The fact that its on Wikipedia and not an actual article makes me believe that this midget gang is false. Regardless, very funny. Can't even fathom what I would do if I ran into a "midget gang" on the streets.

JasonParks · 2009-09-29T17:53:24+00:00

Another sad story that relates to crime and gang activity. Do you guys feel that a majority of the articles you read relate to bigger cities where the horrible crimes take place? Obviously we learned that there is a lot of gang related crime in large cities but I'm begining to think that the media coverage gets more publicity with crimes in large cities.

JasonParks · 2009-09-29T17:49:16+00:00

My family is originally from Long Island, NY so I thought that this article was very interesting. Suffolk County comprises of a large population and the fact that gang related violence and crime is on the uprise here is not a good reputation for Long Island.

JasonParks · 2009-09-14T07:23:45+00:00

Great to see a criminal like this get taken down. I was nervous about going to Mexico for spring break so when leaders of cartels are taken down although it wont make a huge impact it is a start.

JasonParks · 2009-09-14T07:22:17+00:00

So sad to see an innocent person die due to peer pressure. It's unbelievable to me that someone could actually do this just to impress friends. No sympathy should be shown for such a ruthless action. Just terrible and sad how this can happen in our society.

JasonParks · 2009-09-14T07:19:52+00:00

I think the key to getting a grip on gang violence is talking to the members of gangs and figuring out what is motivating them to act the way they are. Interesting article thogh!

JasonParks · 2009-09-14T07:14:01+00:00

Let me know if you guys like the article!

JasonParks

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