Gangs have been a part of history since the beginning of mankind. In different ways than now but from a specific point of view every nation is its own gang. Why they are maid is an enigma that has too many factors to count. They have been a very unpleasant problem that seems to be unstoppable and un containable. This blog is to enlighten the reader’s thoughts on this topic. From poverty to boredom the things that bring generations of teens as well as adults in to this way of crime are very hard to stop in time. How many gangs are there? Why did they choose to join? When did they begin? And will they ever end? Or will they be a part of life for as long as people exist? These questions are very serious topics. As such they should be completely understood so that it may better the judgment of whoever is the one that decides is time to change the world for the better. Clearly not every one thing they can make a difference but in reality if all were to come together and find the answers to these question it is not impossible to pull the plug on what we see as crime and they see as their life.
Beginning with one of the reasons people start gangs the basic group of friends may not have bad intentions but they might realize that there is strength in number. So in search of not being a target of people’s discrimination they sometimes seek others to join their “group”. The next step to the formation of a gang would be the beginning of their actual activities that forever label them as a gang such as crime. For some crime is viewed as a police officer chasing a robber who wears striped clothes from jail when in reality it’s a very dangerous activity that can involve mugging, drug dealing and even murder. Some may realize this too late when they are already involved too deeply to turn back. No one can say exactly what kind of activity gangs perform but they can be as harmless as stealing a candy bar from the neighborhood store to something homicidal like killing people for money or burning down a building. So in definition gangs are a group of people who come together and commit criminal activities to gain money, get a couple of kicks out of it, or for whatever other reason they choose but the fact still remains that they can only blame themselves for what they do and no one else.
Another main reason that leads people to joining a gang is the never ending problem of poverty. People find themselves not gaining enough income from their job and decide that it would be easier to turn to crime. Since crime can make a lot of money people are tempted to commit it for financial purposes. So this problem could probably be fixed by adding those who need help with money. Yet another thing that makes it so easy to be dragged into a gang is the peer pressure that is placed on the person. It could be from friend or total strangers but there are still any people who recruit others and continue to bring the idea forward. I some lived in a gang dominated area it is more likely that their friends join. Some teens don’t fully understand the true danger of gangs so only seeing the possibility of losing their friends they join a well. Perhaps the strangest thing that leads teenagers to join is the simple emotion of boredom. It is a very understandable feeling that could make a person do anything to fill time with some activity. These teens are being entertained by causing mischief. An extremely simple solution to this problem would be to open up sports and cubs that will be fun and keep kids out of trouble by having something to do for the time. The last one is despair. This may cause teens to think bad thoughts about themselves if their families were unfortunate when it came to jobs they may feel like they will have the same luck, so they see a way out. Looking for alternatives is extremely difficult for some people who don’t know what they are doing, and they will look for the first opportunity to do better for themselves and their families (which is perfectly understandable). With a crime money comes in tons so without thinking of the cost they find it a good idea to join a gang.
Let me tell you a story about something that did happen. Once in the 9th grade I met really cool kid named Alex and we got along pretty well but his family was poor an eventually he told me that he sold drugs to help out his family. Now a regular person would have told on him or tried to talk him out of it but I am not like that I still thought he was cool so I still hung out with him. One day a police officer found him selling at the park near where I live and he got taken to court. After that I never heard from him again. I think now back on that and maybe I could have helped him because he was not a bad person he just needed the money and he couldn’t really get a job at that age. But I will never think less of him because he was my friend.
So in conclusion gangs are a big part of society that must be changed for the better of society. So the best thing to do would be to not tolerate gangs and when there is a showing of gang activity make sure that there will be a very steep price for the members to pay. A message to all those who are thinking crime as a solution remember there is a reason that bad guys never win in movies or cartoons. Just remember that crime doesn’t pay.
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