Street Gangs in the US
Street gangs are corrupting streets and neighborhoods all over America. They are very appealing for many teenagers because they are an easy way to get money and reputation. What many people do not realize is that once gang members join most gangs it is nearly impossible to get out. Gangs might seem like an easy lifestyle to make big money but they are actually a worthless trouble that disease the streets of big cities and even some smaller cities in America. An example is that 100% of cities with population greater than or equal to 250,000 reported gang activity. This shows how many gangs there really are in America.
Many gangs require incredible physical abuse whether you are joining the gang or trying to leave it. Most gangs require you to get “jumped in” which means you get continuously beaten and beat up by fellow gang members for a period of time. If you are planning on leaving a gang you are often put on a hit list to get killed. But, you might luck out and just get beat up. This shows how cruel and scary the gang life really is.
Many gangs try to convince the youth to join. As many as 400,000 youths are in gangs nationwide. The most popular reason is youths who …show more content…
See, because of all this gang stuff, made me scared of black people with a shady look, and they may not even be bad. But because of all of this gang related stuff, has made me think in that kind of way. Take East Garfield Park as example, I don’t even bother going there because of all the violence. “Crime trends in East Garfield Park. Violent crime, past 30 days. There were 2.6 violent crimes per 1,000 people in East Garfield Park in the past 30 days (down 10% year over year2). East Garfield Park ranks 2nd (tied) among Chicago's 77 community areas for Violent crime reports in this time period.” I mean I think it’s getting out of
Street gangs are corrupting streets and neighborhoods all over America. They are very appealing for many teenagers because they are an easy way to get money and reputation. What many people do not realize is that once gang members join most gangs it is nearly impossible to get out. Gangs might seem like an easy lifestyle to make big money but they are actually a worthless trouble that disease the streets of big cities and even some smaller cities in America. An example is that 100% of cities with population greater than or equal to 250,000 reported gang activity. This shows how many gangs there really are in America.
Many gangs require incredible physical abuse whether you are joining the gang or trying to leave it. Most gangs require you to get “jumped in” which means you get continuously beaten and beat up by fellow gang members for a period of time. If you are planning on leaving a gang you are often put on a hit list to get killed. But, you might luck out and just get beat up. This shows how cruel and scary the gang life really is.
Many gangs try to convince the youth to join. As many as 400,000 youths are in gangs nationwide. The most popular reason is youths who …show more content…
See, because of all this gang stuff, made me scared of black people with a shady look, and they may not even be bad. But because of all of this gang related stuff, has made me think in that kind of way. Take East Garfield Park as example, I don’t even bother going there because of all the violence. “Crime trends in East Garfield Park. Violent crime, past 30 days. There were 2.6 violent crimes per 1,000 people in East Garfield Park in the past 30 days (down 10% year over year2). East Garfield Park ranks 2nd (tied) among Chicago's 77 community areas for Violent crime reports in this time period.” I mean I think it’s getting out of