Two young gang members talk about their lives…

Our  Lives

My name is Paul, better known as Little Huero. I’m from Phoenix, AZ. I grew up on the West
Side of Phoenix. At the age of 10 is when I got jumped into my hood WS WBP12th AVE. After
i got jumped in that’s when all the crazy shit started to happen. I started to get into a
grip of trouble like Grand Theft Auto, selling drugs, robbed houses, shoot at rival gangs.
I basically did everything a gang member did and my Mom thought that I was just some good
boy until she found out everything I was doing. When she found out about this she was
really hurt. At the age of 12 that’s when I stopped giving a fuck about life. Then later
on I was realizing that I was hurting my Mom because of the stuff I was doing. So now I’m
locked up because of all the stupid shit I did. So for all ya that are just beginning the
gang life, think about it now that you have a chance, because in the future all the shit
you did in the past is going to catch up with you. Now it’s time to change, and leave the
past behind, look toward the future. On the outside it doesn’t always show that I want to
change, but deep inside I do want to change. Paul, 15

My name is Richard also known as Ears from West Side Brown
Pride. I started to get involved in drugs, gangs and alcohol at the age of nine. Then when
I was about twelve when I started to do more serious shit like selling drugs, shooting at
rival gang members, breaking into peoples houses and shit to prove myself to the hood.
When I started to do more crimes I really didn’t care anymore about what would happen to
me only about making money and being part of a gang. Finally I was getting caught up for
the shit I was doing. When I was thirteen I was doing time in juvenile for breaking into
houses and selling drugs. While I was locked up I realized that none of my true homies
were there for me. Right now I’m in a juvenile corrections facility in a drug program
trying to change my life around from being a criminal to citizen. Now that I’m in here
looking at all the shit I did it wasn’t worth trying to prove myself to a bunch of guys
that ain’t even there for me when I needed them the most. So my word of advice to you is
just be yourself and don’t try to prove yourself to no one. And all the shit you be doing
will catch up to you sooner or later. So think of your family before you do anything.
Later, Richard, 15 C.G., AZ

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