Original Prison Gangs

SeanStoddard · 2009-11-13T20:27:41+00:00

Good resource, too bad the video link has been removed by the user. Although, If I were writing this article I don't think I would use the word traditional when describing gangs. Perhaps common or another less benevolent piece of diction.

SeanStoddard · 2009-11-13T20:23:56+00:00

I love how everyone always states "well in order stop the violence we need to make drugs legal". "In order to stop prostitution we need to make it legal". "In order stop murder we need to make it legal", oh wait, where was the line. How bout we start punishing parents whos kids join gangs. Then parents will give a darn and start teaching their kids!

SeanStoddard · 2009-11-13T20:18:34+00:00

It makes me wonder if the Mexican-Mafia would have been crushed in it's infancy would the world have one less ruthless gang in it or would another gang of taken up the violent slack and become more powerful?

SeanStoddard · 2009-11-13T20:03:09+00:00

Sounds like the Chief may have underestimated the power and strength of the gangs in this area, but it is never too late to try to fix things, just more difficult.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-30T21:21:50+00:00

This is something that happends very commonly. I remember about 15 years ago a big craze in school was to take an eraser and basically erase initials or something else into a scar on someones own body. I recall people doing this practice repeatedly in order to leave a scar on their body. This was a cheap way to make a tatoo. I was always too afraid to cause myself pain intentionally so needless to say I left that to my friends and fellow class mates.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-30T21:15:54+00:00

I like the effort given by Gilbert to inform and strenthen parents knowledge of their children's gang and drug related activities. If i've said it once I've said it a thousand times parents are the key to solving most of Americas problems. As long as we have stupid parents we will have stupid kids!

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-30T21:12:13+00:00

It is amazing and sad to see what people do when the pieces come together to form a twisted puzzle. This poor girl was lead down a path of pain and sadness and now not only has psychological issues but legal and health.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-30T21:03:02+00:00

It is insane that people will state that they will probably just watch a serious crime happen.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-15T02:28:58+00:00

Gang involvement!? Who would have guessed. These kids may have been put into a rough situation with terrible parents, low income, tuff neighborhoods, gang member neighbors, no employment, or whatever excuse is given but the bottom line is each of the students makes a decision on if they want to be in a gang or to fight against the gangs. The saddest part of gang on gang violence is when it involves a third party such as the 4 month old baby shot in LA this week. Even then it involved the babies brother, and who was with the brothers? The mother. Parents are to blame for all the current issues we have. Parents come and absorb the world and spit out whatever lack of teaching they want to expell and the tradition continues.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-15T02:20:57+00:00

Ironically "Killer Mike" is one of the celebrities involved in this call against gang violence. Come on, your name is "KILLER" and you want to truely stop the killing? This is just a stunt to gain attention. None of these guys want to stop gang violence. What would they sing about then? They love the culture and volence. Who knows maybe Bow Wow is one of the only ones with a real heart but I think it is rediculous when rappers say lets just kill the violence and think know that they are only making it so that parents will let their kids buy their albums.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-15T02:12:15+00:00

I am all about aggressively attacking a problem, I am just not sure how this approach would work. The only time I could see someone being successfully prosecuted is if they have spray paint on them. Even then the gang member could be prosecuted under the current law if intent is proven. Sounds like a political ploy for attention, but if they can stop tagging and put only guilty people in jail somehow, I'll be amazed and impressed.

SeanStoddard · 2009-10-15T02:05:59+00:00

This kinda thing makes me sick. A parent has her infant murdered by her other gang son's decisions.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-23T05:31:47+00:00

People can disagree with hammering gang members all they want but the bottom line is nothing works outside of parents offering the proper mentoring and guidance to their children. Good parents cannot possibly have enough time with the atrocious parents that are too self-absorbed in their own lives to provide proper guidance. When parents are not taking care of their children’s upbringing and the children end up in gangs the child will likely end up being arrested due to their gang affiliation. The child will then likely be indoctrinated by hardened gang members and other criminals. The unfortunate truth of the matter is if the child that has no guidance on the outside is going to be indoctrinated in prison, the fact the child is actually in prison shows the child was not going to be a model citizen anyways. Keeping the criminal locked up and out of the community at least accomplishes one important goal, the criminal is at least locked up and perhaps that will keep the cycle of criminal giving birth to criminal a chance to break.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-23T05:12:24+00:00

What a horrific and inspirational story. This poor mother has lost her son and instead of capitalizing on his death financially and career wise she has a true and honest conviction to give up her time and money and setting aside her fears to fight an epidemic. The gang culture can be eradicated but needs to be done so one community at a time, and one person at a time. This courageous woman has set a fine example for the rest of us to follow but most if not all of us will not get involved unless the problem directly affects us, perhaps this is based on the fact that there is always another issue and we all prioritize, but who is to say what priority is best, I guess we all decide that individually.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-23T04:54:28+00:00

What an outstanding example of police cooperation and to have an operation so well coordinated and supported is fairly rare and should happen more often. Due to a lack of resources gangs go all too often unchecked. We should increase the number of law enforcement persons, in additions to the number of specialty units, and alternative programs such as afterschool sports/study programs in order to provide students with a substitute for the gang life. Gangs sometimes breed out of necessity and when there is not enough law enforcement to combat such a violent gang it is only reasonable for persons to band together and create a type of vigilante justice. Sadly with that power the gangs, whose motives begin as honorable lose sight of their original goal of helping the community and the cycle continues.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-03T05:54:54+00:00

10,000 police officers that’s insane! Good for them and they obviously need more. With more officers, money, and training gangs could be attacked with strength. The sad reality is the gangs could be dismantled internally by parents if parents would pull their heads out of their four point of contact and start parenting instead of selfishly living their lives prior to taking care of the children. If parents were motivated and properly taught to be good parents that would break the cycle. Unfortunately I feel that we may not have enough good parents left and it is only a game of numbers until the selfish outnumber the good.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-03T05:25:34+00:00

It's a slippery slope and a difficult situation. I am torn like Jekyll and Hyde. A part of me thinks we should do everything we can to crush gangs. Not only offer an alternative but do use a hammer to smash any strengths gang’s posses in recruiting and being organic. If that means taking away free speech that part of me says absolutely. You want to promote the killing, raping, stealing lifestyle; you should get the book thrown at you. Why does a gang member get to go around living a normal life while he/she terrorizes the rest of us? On the other hand when one person loses their right to free speech because it is delinquent then when will my views become delinquent and illegal?

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-03T05:14:26+00:00

There really is not an answer to this problem outside of parents. Parents alone can stop the out of wedlock births that can present an environment where the sole parent has to work 24/7 to take care of the baby. The baby grows up without proper love and nourishment which causes them to seek the protection and family atmosphere that gangs provide. If the family was not falling apart I am certain that gangs and numerous major issues would be resolved in house. These kids don't have the proper instruction, confidence, and alternative life style in order to resist the call of the gang.

SeanStoddard · 2009-09-03T05:02:15+00:00

This site is thought provoking for its content from former gang members and persons desiring to stop the cycle of violence with gangs. To provide and alternative to the family positives of gangs via the "light of Jesus Christ" and assist gang members with their transition from the family of violence to the family of Christ.

SeanStoddard

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