Families at a loss over kids in gangs
Yakima Herald-Republic

Dozens of somber young men surrounded Lala Perez, their wet eyes fixed on the pile of fresh dirt at her feet.

Any one of them could have been her son.

But Leo Perez wasn’t there with his homies. He didn’t hear his mother’s plea, the one he’d ignored so many times.

“If you could only look into a mother’s heart and see the sorrow, you wouldn’t keep behaving the way you do,” she said, her voice breaking. “I want this to serve as a lesson, an experience.

“You need to change for your own good.”

It was too late for her son. He’d just been buried.

Leo was shot in the chest May 18 in an alley less than a block from his home on North Third Street. The 20-year-old died the following night.

Miami New Times

Two Florida Men Face Five Years in Jail for Posting Gang Signs on …
Miami New Times
Thanks to a law championed by a former Miami-Dade Police officer, two Florida men face up to five years in prison for photos allegedly showing gang signs posted to their MySpace accounts.

This is Bro Mike from the Gangstyle.com Night Desk.

Before you ‘think’ about joining up, ask these four people these questions:

1. Ask your parent/guardian if they will buy burial insurance, bail tickets, and will allow you to drop out of school IF you decide to be a gang member.

2. Ask a local police officer IF they would like to hold a photo of you and a home address of you, as you are thinking about joining a gang, to make it easier for them to ID you in connection with any unsolved crimes.

3. Ask your county sheriff for the location of the nearest state prison that convicts of your county are shipped to…AFTER they have been convicted of gang crimes. Go on line, get the location, print off the map and give this to your parent/guardian too. This is so that they can determine how many miles they will have to drive to see you on visiting day…IF you decide to join your local gang.

4. Ask your local funeral director for a price quote on a burial plot, as this is where you will eventually go, IF you want to be a gang member.

Street Gang membership….NOT a wise way to go, and a sure ‘career killer’. These are the ‘fun’ things you will have to contend with, IF you decide to ’sign up’. It’s cool…until the 12 x 12 door slams on ya!
and the same buddies that were with you on the outs…are NOT with you on the ins!

Bro Mike

Jesus Christ isn’t looking for applicants; He wants commitments!

LA tries test to find kids likely to join gangs | San Francisco …
By Tamara Barak Aparton
OS ANGELES — Gang prevention cop Jeff Norat drives a bunch of sullen teens through the gang-riddled streets of a Los Angeles neighborhood, not because they’re in trouble with the law — but so they’ll stay out of it.

“These kids are all at risk of joining gangs — look where they live,” said Norat, motoring through Boyle Heights where some gangs are in their third generation. “But some kids don’t.”

Experts: Quitting gangs is difficult and dangerous
KRNV

As authorities continue to investigate a gang-related shooting that claimed the life of a Reno woman whose son had left gang life, they say the young man’s choice is a tough decision, and it can be a dangerous one.

But authorities also say they are well-equipped to help anyone who is struggling to quit a gang.

“When I’m long gone, will you miss me
or forget to remember me? How long
will it take for this G to skip your
memory? As long as you remember, I’ll
never die, I’m alive, immortal through
your hearts, so don’t cry.” Pedro

More gangster quotes…

Bakersfield Californian

Amid gang spree, community seeks solutions
Bakersfield Californian

What better place to talk about blood spilled on the streets than in a church?

And so they gather, nearly two dozen strong at a house of worship in central Bakersfield to pray, to plan, and just possibly to stop the next gang killing or maybe the one after that …

Prayer of Salvation and Deliverance you can share:

Lord Jesus Christ,  I believe you died on the cross for my sins and rose
again from the dead.  You redeemed me by your blood and I belong to you, and
I want to live for you.  I confess all my sins-known and unknown-I’m sorry
for them all.  I renounce them all.  I forgive all others, as I want you to
forgive me.  Forgive me now and cleanse me with your blood.  I thank you for  the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanses me now from all sin.  And I come to
you now as my deliverer.  You know my special needs-the thing that binds,
that torments, that defiles: that evil spirit, that unclean spirit-I claim
the promise of your word.  “Whosoever that calleth on the name of Lord shall
be delivered.”  I call upon you now.  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
deliver me and set me free. Satan, I renounce you and all your works.  I
loose myself from you, in the name of Jesus, and I command you to leave me
right now, in Jesus’ name. Amen.