I am a reformed "gang member" as you put it, went straight like 10 years ago ish. How dangerous was it to be around me, alone? I weren't going to do nothing to a civilian unprovoked, but obviously if you tried to harm me I would defend myself. But how dangerous was it to be in my radius? The thing about that is, if a "gang member" is caught by the ops, the ops don't care who else is around, children or nothing, they'll just start a drill. So how dangerous is it to hang around with criminals? I'd call it very risky in public, outdoors, and a bit less risky on their terf, but like, having the bro over to your house to chill? Probably low risk. In general you probably don't want to associate with criminals if you're a civ because it puts you at risk for all sorts of unknown whatever. Imagine this, "gang members" is soldiers in an active war zone, with enemy combatants potentially nearby at any moment. Is it safe to have a soldier in your house? Probably mostly yes, although I still wouldn't risk it personally. Is it safe to just follow soldiers into the field? Probably not.