"As the story goes, the East Coast Crips robbed a Florencia 13 drug connection of a large quantity of dope nearly a decade ago. Since then, the tale of how a black street gang ripped off a Latino rival has taken on mythic proportions." But no one really knows if this actually happened. For years even decades, violence between the two gangs as escalated to the status of a race war. Innocent people are getting involved simply due to their color and where they are seen. The U.S Attorney's office has announced an indictment against members of the Latino gang, Florencia 13, claiming that they have started a campaign to drive out African-American rivals. The area was once primarily black, but now is dominantly Latino. The amount of Homicides has gone down considerably due the harsh pursuit of local policemen, but unfortunately the war still rages on. This violence not only hurts the gangs but locals as well as the economy. Kids are being influenced and forced to join a gang simply for protection. There needs to be a lot more attention to this issue. Gang violence spreads throughout the whole community and the effects are never good.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-firestone18oct18,1,72838.story?coll=la-commun-los_angeles_metro&ctrack=8&cset=true
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I agree. This issue doesn't get nearly enough attention that that it needs. There needs to be more to prevent gang violence, especially because it easily attracts kids into situations with high potential of danger.
Davis nice post
I also believe that this issue deserves more attention. Gang violence is never a good thing and should be a top priority. People should not need a gang for protection and they should not go to them for a brotherhood/family. They should go to their real family or hang out with better people.
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