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Live And Learn

Here's the reality of gang life put here for you by those who have lived it. This page is called Live and Learn in honor of K-Swiss who died in 2001. It was a message he tried to spread to those he knew and we continue that in his name.

If you would like to post your articles on what gang life is on our message boards click here.

"MAH STORYS SAD TO TELL, NOT A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT ME WONDERING WAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING GETTING IN GANG LIFE, ANYWAY IT WAS MY BABY WHO GOT KILLED, BUT THEN I REMEMBER HE CHOSE HIS WAY OF LIFE BUT I STILL THINK GOD WHY ME, SINCE ALL THIS ALL HELL HAS BROKE LOSE IN MY LIFE, MY GANG, EVERY THING, MY DAD PASSED AWAY , MY MOM HAS CANCER, QUITE A FEW OF MY FRIENDS HAVE DIED, NOW I'M LEFT TO WONDER, AM I NEXT? THUG ANGEL~

MANCHESTER, UK BLOODZ N CRIPZ by Twocker

TWO GANGS OF MANCHESTER - THE GOOCH AND DODDINGTON'S YOUNGER DECENDENTS HAVE NOW TOOK THE NAMES OF BLOODZ AND CRIPZ - YOUNGER GOOCH MEMBERS KNOWN AS OLD TRAFFORD CRIPZ AND DODDINGTON AS THE MOSS SIDE BLOODZ THE MEMBERS OF THESE 2 GANGS ARE WARING BUT THE THING IS THESE ARE KIDS 14 - 18 YEARS OLD WITH ACCESS TO GUNS DRUGZ EVERYTHING more...

A Real Gang Life by Florencia 13

THIS IS HOW MY GANG LIFE STARTED.

I WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD WHEN I WAS FIRST RECRUITED. AND RECRUITED MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TALKED TO A REAL GANGSTER FROM A GANG AND HE HAS ACCEPTED YOU TO HANG OUT WITH HIS GANG AND PROVE YOURSELF TO THEM. I WAS HANGING OUT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS WITH THEM AND STARTING GANG BANGING FLORENCIA 13 NEIGHBORHOOD GANG FROM EAST LOS ANGELES GANG FLORENCIA 13 IS A SURENO GANG WHICH IS MAINLY HISPANIC. WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS OLD I GOT RUSHED IN(BEAT IN). I GOT JUMPED BY 3 PEOPLE FOR 45 SECONDS WHEN I WAS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD. I THOUGHT BEING A GANGSTER WAS FUN I THOUGHT DRINKING AND SMOKING WEED AND DOING COKE WAS FUN. I BELIEVED EVERYONE WAS A GANGSTER. I BELIEVED IN GOD AND WENT TO CHURCH SOMETIMES BUT I WAS IN THE STREETS ALOT. I NEVER CAME HOME UNTIL LIKE 4 IN THE MORNING. AND REMEMBER I WAS PROBABLY 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD THEN. WHEN I TURNED 13 I WENT TO JAIL FOR A SHOOTING AND DID 6 MONTHS FOR A HOMICIDE. NOW I LIVE WITH THAT AND ALL FOR A GANG. I AM STILL GANG AFFILLIATED, BUT MY ADVICE IS STAY AWAY FROM GANGS. DO NOT START ITS AN ADDICTING BUT SHORT LIFE. MY LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH RUINED. I HOPE THIS STORY HELPS SO NOONE WILL GET INVOLVED WITH GANG.

Barrio De Paz - Inspiring Video from Ecuador about a lady working with gang members.

Gang Mentality Exposed

Thug Mentality Exposed

Thug Mentality Exposed will take the reader on a raw and bold journey into the heart of the thug world through the eyes and experiences of a correctional counselor and photojournalist. Trends such as the hyphy, crunk, gangsta, goth and witchcraft movements among others are stealing the identities of ordinary kids and transforming them into hardened thugs through out America and many parts of the globe. These trends base themselves at the core of thug mentality and are ripping apart our society in ways that will forever change the social, moral, and financial foundations we have come to rely upon in our daily lives. Now is the time to educate ourselves on these deadly social issues that can drastically impact our loved ones. With this knowledge, we can begin healing by providing truth and hope to an expected at-risk population from being incarcerated or held bondage by powerful addictions which are leading many to an early grave.

Did you know that “pant saggin” actually started with male prostitutes in the prison system and that the word Thug actually derived from India out of a murderous religious cult? Johnson narrates for us the purpose, behaviors and attitudes of Thug Mentality and why our youth follow these patterns. He appropriates the needed lessons for humanity under the word of God to help sanctify those in need. Johnson, a Peace Officer for over 11 years, provides us with enlightenment for those who seek the counsel of professionals working with these at-risk youth. more...

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Little Afrika Bound in Texas by Maceo Rodgers

Abstract: In this West Coast adventure, Little Afrika sets the world back up right. The author gives the world California’s most powerful and notorious street organization, the Piru-Bloods, while encountering some of the world’s deadliest crime organizations such as the Mexican Mafia, Mexican Cartel, Jamaican Posse, Triads, Bogota Cartel, and a gang of Crips, Brims, and Piru’s of San Diego’s mean streets. more...

My Story by AR

My name is AR, I'm 22 and I'm a retired blood in Texas. For me, the rise and fall happened fast. I was a foot soilder, just kicken it in tha hood and suddenly the O.B's and the queen B took me into the inner circle. more...

The Death of J Dogg by 3fx

You know how it is, war breaks out on your block and everyone's looking over their shoulder. The whole neighborhood knows about it, not cos they're down but cos it helps keep them safe. Mom's keep their kids off the street, people hurry home after they are done at the store, every passing car is viewed with suspicion. more...

Need a prayer my brotha's from snake76

6 years ago I made the decision to walk away the gang life. I moved to a different state.. started a new life. But damn I cant get the memories out of my mind. I have nightmares all the time. I can smell the gun powder.. see my fallen brotha's. I know I cant foget... but I feel like I am weak now. I was so strong on the streets. I knew that world. Ya know? I dont know this world... even after 6 years. I never felt emotions before.. now all the sudden I feel things and it aint anger....I will never go back.Hell I cant.. if I do I am dead for sure. But this world is full of so many unknowns for me....My body is wore down from 15 years of fighting. My back and neck and knees are shot. I had so many concussions that I was told I cannot take one more hit to the head or I am dead...The nightmares are getting worse. I was never scared on the streets...now I wake up shaking. Makes no sense to me. Please say a prayer for me.

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Change by Twilight

Nothing is easy when it comes to change. "vida loca" is not just about gangbanging its about what you love starts changing. I been where you been and sometimes it seems I never left. I felt hopeless. I felt great heartache and sadness but in order for me to get where I am today I had to sit and look at my life, I mean take a real hard look at myself and where I was going and ask myself "is this how I want to live all my life?" In order for me to change for the better I really had to want to change. Not just say outloud to myself or my friends that "hey yeah I wanna change" I had to really believe it and want it. I also had to leave alot of people behind too, change my playground. No one said it was easy, there is no "how to" book for any of us. You just got to want it and believe that you are someone and that life no matter how hard it may get is worth living and fighting for. You got to understand that in order for you to live your dreams, nightmares will happen, life at times might hit you in the face with something hard. they go hand in hand. No matter what though dont stop trying to make your life better for you and yours. Never give up the good fight. If you need someone to talk to just ask.

A Son Remembered

WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH, YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US AT THE AGE OF 17, STILL A BABY IN MY EYES AND MIND, BUT A REAL MAN TO EVERY ONE ELSE AROUND YOU!!! MIJO, YOUR BROTHER AND SISTERS MISS YOU DEARLY.WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOUR PASSING WOULD'VE BEEN BITTER SWEET,IT WAS NOT EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN YOU LEFT THAT YOUR FIANCE, AMY FOUND OUT SHE WAS CARRYING YOUR SON{WHO IS NOW 13MOS.OLD}ANT.JR. WHO WE ALL LOVE WITH ALL OUR HEARTS...WILL HAVE TO GROW UP W/OUT HIS KNOWING HIS DADDY, WE WILL MAKE SURE HE HAS EVERY THING HE NEEDS OTHER WISE. BUT,ITS SO MESSED UP THE WAY YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US. STUPID, SENSELESS, KIDS TRYING TO LIVE THE GANG LIFE, THEY GET A GUN IN THERE HAND AND WANT TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES, TAKE AN INNOCENT LIFE!!!!! THE SADDEST PART OF ALL IS THAT ON, 01/13/06 NOT ONLY WERE YOU TAKEN, BUT THE 3 "GANGMEMBERS" THAT ARE NOW SITTING IN JAIL, DIED ALSO, THE OLDEST ONE BEING 18 @THE TIME, ARE NEVER GETTING OUT. FUNNY THING IS THAT AS HARD AS THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE THAT NIGHT PUTTING IN WORK, AS THEY CALL IT. IT DIDN'T TAKE BUT A COUPLE OF INTERIGATIONS THAT THEY ALL TURNED OUT TO BE LIL'PUNK ASSES, AND STARTED RATTING EACH OTHER OUT!!!!!! SO ALL YOU OTHER YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE OUT THERE WANTING TO BE IN A GANG OR HARD ASS, THINK @ ARE YOUR HARD ENUFF TO DO THE TIME? AND WHEN YOU ARE DOING YOUR TIME! ARE YOUR HOMEIES REALLY GOING 2B THERE 4U 4THE REST OF YO LIFE, SENDING YOU $,VISITING YOU UNTIL YOU DIE ON DEATH ROW. IF U MAKE IT TIL THEN,DEALING W/ALL THE PRISONS RULES & ORDERS U HAVE TO FALLOW, FROM BOTH THE PERSONAL, AND THE OTHER INMATES.. SO, I HOPE THAT THIS LONG REMEMBRENCE IN MY SONS NAME, WOULD MAKE A YOUNGSTER, MALE OR FEMALE THINK A LIL @ GANG LIFE. MY SON WOULD NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN......TIL' WE MEET AGAIN MIJO....YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS,THOUGTS,MINDS AND LIFE EVERYDAY....LOVE, MOM PAULA

what's lyfe 2 u by krazylegs

lyfe to me is the one thing we all tend to fuck up a lot see as gangsters hustlers and so on we think no one can take it away until it happens to u see i lost a total of 8 friends to gang life we thought we where the big shit bad ass gangsters we sold drugs we drank we killed for our sets to show loyality but after losing all my krew to drive by stabings shootout with the pigs my lfye started falling apart my closes friend left me behind because they felt threatened parents kick me to the crub when i went to the hospital no one came because they fear for the worst to happen to me. so what i trying to say if u don't want to bury 6 feet under change the way u look at ur lyfe if truely fucking kare about u and ur luv onez do something about it remember life is 2 short make a fucking difference keep it real keep ur headz up remember lyfe changes start with U!!!!!!!!

Only you can make the change by Giggsy

People there really isn't a war going on. You are killing yourselves, your brothers and sisters and your own communities. A poor area doesn't need to be a violent, drug riddled, gang warfare society. more...

Trading street gangs for graduation march...

No one really knows what turned Dee Johnson from an angry, gang-enthralled adolescent to a self-aware, freshly minted high school graduate... more...

Last Semester, in Phoenix by Anhellic

Last semester, I was on top of tha world...Watchin and wavin to my folks, Goodbye...They saw me drive down the highway...On to my destiny, so so far away...more...

Self Destructive by Jey

another newport burnin, just finished some haze, sittin in the studio, passin these days, ways of old, see my life go cold, remember cats blasted, now layin in holes, I work all legit, hustling faded, looking at old pics, can't believe that i made it, been drinkin this rum, in darkness, of slums, threw out my gun, but refusin to run, still live in the moment, never hopin to pass it, walkin the blocks, wishin i could get blasted, they killed another cat this weekend, i knew from school, 21 years old, i feel we been fooled, see im drinkin an smokin, and hatin my life, fadin away, evadin my nights, i gave up sleeping, my dreams bring pain, i still see my cousin lozt, gettin blown away, i still see my homie, Black, catch that AK stray, i still see my true love, get hooked on caine, an my lil sister fall, another victim of AIDS, i got 35 names, lost in the game, don't ask why im self destructive, ask how im sane.

My Dad and My Cousin by B3lla

My dad Antonio and my cousin name Josian got killed cause of gang violence.I only saw my father when i was a lil baby i was only 2 years old. My dad got killed on christmas eve on 15th street and it was really sad cause if my mom never had hidden me from my father he would have been alive till this day...When they killed my father in 15th street my cousin josean got killed at the same place at the same time. He got killed for being at the wrong place (another gang street). I was crying cause i never meet him and my mom was like "oh don't go on myspace" i told her why but she dindn't wanted tell me so i went on aim to talk to my aunt on aim and i told her my mom don't want me on myspace and she came and said oh i think she don't want you to find out that your cusin got killed. It's really hard for me to think about my cousin and my father especially my father on christmas but if anyone got a situation like mines remember you are not by your self....

Occult Items Commonly Found Attached To Gangs & Their Membership:

Ankh: A Cross With A Loop On Top. Regarded As Sign Of Life. Also Regarded As Sign Of Sexual Promiscuity.

Amulet: An Ornament Or Charm Used To Ward Off Spells. Gang Signs Or Gang Jewelry Or Gang Symbols. more...

Gangs by OG
From my lifestyle that I lived,being in gangs and prison was all bad! I have always lived a life of regret,I can only speak for myself on this. It has always been a image builder to try and be someone I was not, just to be accepted by others,ALL BAD !! Since I have been with my savior life has been so good to me. AMEN! I slay stinking demons everyday that my lord gives me,if it be in the barrio,in the ghetto or any where I go..And for this reason is because,it is the SOULS,that my heavenly father wants!!

The Minds of Children In Adult Bodies

I'm old skool GS, this piece im writing is dedicated to all the young men and women we've lost throughout our lives, trapped in their own minds til the last. I'm writing this as a story and personal opinions, so check it out and let me know what you think. continued

My Thoughts

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It will sell for $9.95 plus tax and can be ordered soon (the books are coming off the press) and for an extra three dollars he will personally Autograph it.

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Why is everyone so into gangsta

i think it has to do alot with the media these days, you turn on the tv and music is reaching such a broad audience these days that the whole gangsta image is used as a marketing scheme and is seen as the in thing, why else would kids living in middle america in a great community with out violence be copying all this shit. continued

Never Enough by 3BlueFolk5

I grew up in josephine & inez in Orange Mound in memphis, tn. one of the worst ghettos in the country. where i grew up, it was nothin but s***z. later on my parents moved me from south memphis to east. everyone here was crip or folk. they were really warm people. continued

To My G'z by Dana

i see the agony leaking from outta your eyes, lifes been a tragedy innocence suffered an early demise, enlisted in savagery but it was only pain in a disguise, continued

MS13 An International Franchise

The Los Angeles Times recently published a comprehensive series on Southern California gangs and their national reach. The Multimedia presentation can be found at: the LA Times - Click Here.

Your Name and Your Credit by Sir Layzee

these days, this generation of youngsters, my generation and many people at a young age do some dumb things in life to later regret, some just dont know, and one big part is your own name!!! continued

What Woke Me Up by Sir Layzee

i went from street- to g and jails then i had one life changing experience, to make a long story short, i was ambushed, car looked like swiss cheese, and thanks to the big man above, i did not get hit once!!! continued

Young Brother - God Iz Real

Young brother, I’m here to tell you, God is as real as it gets. My God, our God, is everywhere. He really exists. He’s the reason why I made it through the block when the cops raided. They didn’t even ask me to get on the ground. I had money but it was never questioned how I made it. continued

The Gangs of London

Gun crime has almost trebled in London in the past year. Police chiefs fear that Britain is witnessing the kind of cocaine-fuelled violence that burst upon American cities in the 1980s. Cocaine, particularly from Jamaica, now floods into Britain, while the availability of weapons - many of them from eastern Europe - is also increasing. continued

Requirements for a G by King Bonkers

Being in a gang is not a normal lifestyle.It is nothing but violence and hoplessness bred into poor people for hundreds of years.Gangs provide a sense of family to people that lack a strong blood family.Even if they are loved they lack discipline and unconditional love.A religion(a healthy one)teaches love and respect.A gang is violence and disrespect for everything.No respect for the fellow man,no respect for life,no respect for a higher power.You only respect your set.It is not an unconditional love though.If somebody does something against the rules of the set they are ostrasized(sure i spelled that wrong)and kicked out of the family or even killed.

Women are not respected.Not even homegirls.They get more respect than the average female by gangs but keep in mind most of them are sexed in.How can you feel respected when 11 guys insist on having sex with you to allow you into the family?I think gangs provide a sense of identity but it is an identity nobody should have.

A History of California's Hispanic Gangs by Al Valdez Investigator, Orange County District Attorney's Office

Most people believe that Los Angeles' Hispanic street gangs can be traced to the early 1900s, but Hispanic street gangs of the early 1900's developed as a result of incidents that occurred more than 50 years earlier. continued

How We Do

Ya make it sound simple, But I'm bettin, I done triple, And I ain't proud bout it continued

How We Do

Ya make it sound simple, But I'm bettin, I done triple, And I ain't proud bout it continued

Learning The Hard Way

It pains me to see so many of my loved ones going through stuff I've already been through. Seeing them take the same dead end turns I did. continued

da life and times of a gangsta

from the skool yard to da big yard, from the street block to a cell block, dats where the g in me got me, continued

Ghetto

The ghetto aint exciting
its full of deception and pain continued

Look at my life

when i was 11 i was livin in and out of group homes and durring that time i was a troubled kid. i was running away and doing whatever i could so i didnt have to be in the house and one day i was sittin the park wit my girls mya, ruth ,vero ,and chantel you know just chillin we always stuck together cause we was all the family we had .continued

Memories

i grew up poor living ina car and my mom was a drug addict.i fell into the everyday norms of drugs and gangs. i lost control my myself running lost and blind.continued

I was down for my shit but

How can anybody with two brain cells to rub together say bangin is cool and fun its somethin i was thrown into at age 17 yea i was down for my shit and i still got my homiez backs but if you,ve ever had to sit in a motherfuckin funeral and watch your homiez mother or grandmother cry thier eyes out and then blame you for thier death then thats when reality sits in and you question what tha hell your dying for.

Sad But True

I lost my husband to the life, he was a big drug dealer and was shot a couple years ago, and my kids died from gang retaliation but not on me,on my neighbors. I have always tried to change my life for the kids I have left. My life is finally coming together. No one made me join a gang I did it because I wanted to, that was 15 years ago but it took me a long time to get away from the lifestyle. There is a good life out there but I do think about all the things I have done. Not just to myself but to other gang members and their families, and also my family and my children. My children saw a lot of things they didn't have to see because of me. They are going to make their own decisions just like I did. All I can do is pray for them.continued

Let kids know gangs ain't the way to go

im 18 an been bangin in da streets since i was 12.i seen alot of crazy shit.i wish i could get out but it aint that easy. im a gangsta from da chi. we got some of da crazyiest niggas here an da only way out is death.i joined a gang cuz i wanted 2 b coo like my dad.but since then i realized it aint coo everywhere i go i gotta worry bout gettin shot 4 da shit i done.

i thought i was unstopable up untill 2years ago when i was wit my dad a big time gangsta 1 of the leaders of dis shit.any ways we went 2 pick up some brew an when he was comin out da store some lil 14year old shorty ran up an popped him in da back of da head by da time i pulled da pistol out da stash spot shorty was already gone an all i could do is close my dads eyes an hold him 1 last time tell him i love him but he was already dead.that changed my life 4 ever i realized dat its true what they say every dog has his day i just hope mine dont come 2 fast.gang bangin aint no joke dont get cought up in it.if i could get out i would but i cant so i jus stay in da hood an pray 2 c an live another da.rip D love always lil baby lunatikk D

Come on be real

im sick of all these rappers with they lies/yall wantin to be hard but your a pussy in disguise/tell the truth give somethin for the soul/help these kids out here play a positive role/you think you the shit but you really just a panzie/got your ass in jail wit tha nickname ramsy/you think your the shit cuz you think you a thug/but really bein hard is in your heart, showin love/ continued

It's Funny

It's funny how niggas talk bout how they aint got no rights/They be the first ones to stick a pig in the middle of the night continued

Manchester (UK) Update

I socialise with many Doddington members, most serious members are between the ages of 17 to 24 with the majority of members being teenagers aging from as young as 14. Firstly Doddington is not intimidated in anyway by longsight crew (LSC) and they are down with them.
The majority of Manchester dislike Gooch close crew,they are rarely seen and stay only in their safe areas.
Doddington ( D.O.G) is split up into a younger crew>YDC(Young Doddington Crew) and the older D.O.G members. There are many asians and blacks in Gooch where as in D.O.G it is more white and black mixed.
Finally there many fewer members than reports suggest. Many people are just simply down with them. You're on one side or the other but D.O.G has the largest numbers.

Fighting for the red and blue

Your Fighting for the red or the blue but are they willing to fight for you. Are they willing to die for you? Are they willing to take the rap for you? Cut bell for you? continued

The Longer The Stronger

What do one do when things seems to not be moving like you would think they would? God has promised great works and you have been faithful to God, and their still seems to be no pay off. continued

Pullin Time AN Puttin N Work

2 Tookie/All Thangs R Possible/i’m believin 4 U 2 work wit Paradox n Paradise 4 ROBin-Hood. Y? Cos Jesus alias ROBin Hood is muvin N 2 rob tha hood of D-pression O-pression Dys-struction an Ob-struction of God’s Righteousness. Babes of tha Nation Need U of all Gangs. Reed tha Miracles Daily 2 git ready! continued

My Testimony

Growing up I never had anyone to really show me the Lord, or give me a chance to see all that He could do for me. My mom was never around, from what I understand she left us when i was a baby, but my dad never talks about it. I lived with my dad moving from town to town, never knowing where we were going to settle at. Although I lived with my dad I never saw much of him, and that just led to my conclusion that he didnt care about me. continued

My Brother's Keeper

One day while in the Spirit,in Albuquerque New Mexico, the Spirit of God spoke to me and asked me, "With The Blacks What Do You See?" I answered, Crips killing Bloods and Bloods killing Crips. Then God asked again, "With The Mexicans What Do You See?", I answered, S.A.s' killing S.A.s'. And with others God asked me the same question and my answer was the same.continued

Dis my quote

anyone who want to join a gang cause you think dis shits a joke naw it ain't no joke at least mahs not see it's weird i'm a cripster and i'm only 16 years old i don't need this shit and niether do youcontinued

ADVICE FROM A REAL O.G.
AI just wanted to let everybody know this shit ain't no joke. I was reading up on this article from gangstyle.com and it was some real shit. Somebody from Watts talking about how dangerous this shit is to your health. In the real ghettos, people don't give a fuck. Basically let me break it down for you, First of nobody in the ghetto gives a fuck about anybody, even themselves. I'm talking about the projects. continued

Living in a Nightmare
After burying my own brother, I have seen the world in a different light. I spent some time in jail, and I spent some time living in pain, The pain that you are thinking of is a mental pain that would drive a man to kill himself. Everyday I have to live this pain. I have to live with the fact that I hurt many people and I hurt myself, I even thought a gunshot or a few would make me a real man. I am partially crippled due to my foolish decisions. continued

why we hate each other
we hate each other is b/c we r rivals, we do all pretty much want the same things, go thur da same pain, and have da same struggle... how ever our biggest fuel for hate is pride... this is where it all gets fukk ed up in da mix, we think we have to prove that we r better, more hard core, more "gangsta", then all the other crews... when infact we r all da same and jus b/c ur set may be ruffer in the others in your area dont mean another rival may not over power your set in a differnt area... continued

a life of pain, a life of anger... a life of lernin'?
this is out 2 all u ppl that have suffered a great deal. i am 13, i'v been into gangs sin¢e i was 8, but just resintly i been hangin around wid this Brim nigga, he not a bad guy or nuthin, he not tea¢hin me wutz wrong or nuthin he just helpin me. continued

Tell me who youre friends are and ill tell you who you really are
u know that saying "Tell me who youre friends are and ill tell you who you really are" well gang life is similar to that theres diffrent ways you start getting in gangs or krews continued

This is not a way of life
I came from a very close knit family.I am an only child,so it was always just me, my mom and my dad. continued

They Ask Why We Cry
I am a 14teen year old Gangster Disciple from New Orleans, and I feel like I am ready to die. continued

It takes no courage at all to follow the crowd in whatever they are doing. ...NONE. Courage lies in taking control of your life and responsibility for the decisions made by you." Girlnextdoor

Inside This Facade
This prison is my life-even death can’t set me free, from within the entanglements of this community continued

My Old Life
In All respect, im leavin this game, continued

Reflection
ive been doin so much thinking today. tryin to make justice for the things i used to do. make it look right, like it wasnt so bad. but, now it finally hit me. what shouldve been so clear. i am who i am, my past i should hold dear. God knows im far from perfect. yet, i am accepted in his eyes. so why do i try so hard to cover up my life with lies? continued

LA Gang Documentary
The overall message is to show Gang Banging as a self destructive activity that has devistated and is destroying generations of mostly young ethnic males. And to highlight the fact that it is not something that teenagers just decide to do one day.

The DVD is avilable from http://www.whywebang.com continued

my tales from the hood
my name is rah rah, and i've seen some sh** that i wouldn't wish upon anybody. it seems like everybody wants to be a gangsta these dayzcontinued

Learning young...
Yesterday morning my daughter comes into my room, I was lying on the bed feeding my son. Her dad had been playing with her in the living room downstairs, I could hear them laughing and having a good time. He's sooo good with her, she's his little woman. It's adorable. The doorbell had rang, and I assumed it was one of the homeboys, so made no thought of it. He yells up the stairs, I'll be right back. continued

Many Youngstaz
many youngstaz feel pressure to join gangs because they feel like there is nothing in their lives that make them feel like its worth living,some might feel like they'e already failed themselves so they feel,what's the use? continued

Life Without Parole at 17
Four years have passed since my last breath of air as a free man. I was 17 at the time, confused at who I was and not knowing the consequences of what I wanted to be. continued

A Way Out
for those who may know me, I receive prayer requests on the site. I am not the only one, but i noticed I get the same request from a lot of ppl. They wanna get out of the gang. continued

Latin Kings
KIDS THINKING LATIN KING IS A GAME IAM 22 YEARS OLD I BEEN A LATIN KING SINCE 1995. SEE WHEN YOU FIRST BECOME A MEMBER TO A GANG YOU WANT TO PROVE SOMINGTHING TO EVERYONE IN YOUR NATION ,ORGANAZATION ,SET WHATEVER THAT YOU BANG OR THAT YOU BUST YOUR GUNS YOU WANT NIGGERS TO RESPECT YOU. BUT WHAT ALOT OF YOUNG TEEN GANG MEMBERS DONT KNOW IS THAT THIER IS CONCIEQUENCE FOR EVERY YOU DO OUT HERE EVEN THE GOOD THINGS YOU DO. continued

Lights, Camera, Justice!
Ever watch the TV series 'Survivor'? Well, it doesn't live up to it's name like the forth coming PBS's 'Frontline'. They will air jury deliberations in a capitol murder trial in Harris County, Texas, the place known for condemning more people to death that just about anywhere on this planet. continued

How Lucky
I DONT THINK YALL Y.G'S KNOW HOW LUcKY YALL ARE. continued

A letter from Inside
Basically i'm still alive i've changed a lot on the real, i feel like i've grown locked up, i've been tought a lot, locked up, i laugh at the shit i did before but hey you live and learn right. continued

AFFECTS IN MY LIFE BEHIND PRISON WALLS Pts 1
MY LIFE AS AN INMATE HAS HAD A GREAT AFFECT ON MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED SINCE 8/14/98 SENTENCED TO THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY. continued

AFFECTS IN MY LIFE BEHIND THE REALITY OF PRISON LIFE
PRISON HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT REALITY IS. THAT LIFE ISN'T JUST ONE BIG GAME. AFTER SEEING MANY PEOPLE SERVING LIFE IN PRISON I REALIZED, DO I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE WAKING UP IN A CELL EATING FOOD THAT'S NO SATISFYING, ASKING MYSELF, WHY SPEND YEAR'S IN PRISON SUFFERING, WHEN I CAN SPEND YEAR'S IN A COLLEGE, MAKING MYSELF PROUDER AND HAPPIER. continued

Only 16 Years Old
Well i'm from northern califas. Ever since i was little i was always pressured to join gangs. I had family that were surenos and others that were nortenos. continued

Double O.G.
My name is Bah-Bah and I am a Blood from Lincoln Park Piru in Southeast San Diego, 65 miles south of Los Angeles. I have been a Blood since I was 15 years old; now I am 37. continued

You wanna be in gang imma tell u whats about..
Yo this go out them youngsta that wanna be in gang.... Befor you even thinnk about being in think about the things you gotta b down 4 drive by'z,rival bangins,fightz 24/7,ect.... continued

John Boy
john boy was a 17 year old kid that i was going to get clic in to the latin kings he was the most sweetest thing but when he had to get down he did so this is for his memorie and to teach u bad ass's. continued

O' Wanna knOw about gangs do yOu??
Leme tall you something ALL MY LIFE i have lived in neighborhoOds were gangs where connected to 87% of the crimes in my hoOd!! continued

my life as a 21 HOOVER LOCOS CRIMINAL
MY NAME IS OG CYCO AND I HAVE CEEN IN A GANG FOR 24 YEARS. I WAS INTRODUCED TO THIS LIFE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA WITH MY MOTHER. I WAS JUMPED IN AT THE AGE OF 9. continued

for the parents of kids who want to join gangs
People often wonder why kids join a gang They feel it brings alot of pain and shame The pain is that noone cares continued

Black on Black
Hello my people. I just wanted to express my thoughts on all this gang activity that is trying to take over my neighborhood. I am a 26 year old sista, who grew up in North Newark NJ, and I would love to raise my children here also. continued

Mi Vida Loca
My life is crazy this I know. I am just gonna sit back and tell yall a little bit about it. continued

Hard Times Bro
This letter is being shared at a time when my younger son has started to make the wrong decisions, which are similar to the one's my middle son has experienced first hand in the Penitentiary.continued

Lessons Learned
This is a letter that was sent to my youngest son Samuel, from his brother Carlos, that is now doing time in Salinas Valley State Prison. .continued

I need help for my closest loved ones
My name is Swizz and I have live in Los Angeles and NYC. I now live in Maine. I was Beat into a gang when I was 13 years old in Miami.continued

have they got your back?
im only 18 i started as a gang mamber at the age of 12, i had always wanted to be in one i thought that they were your only familia but that was all a lie. continued

38 years of pain
Today I picked up a copy of the Los Angeles Times and quickly turned to the local news. there I read "Inglewood: Bullet Riddled Body Found In Drivers Seat". continued

This is how it is...
Yo i know what you soon to be gang members want. You want to be one of da big dogs. Well let me tell you how it is. continued

In Memory
I writing you tonight because I'm tired. Tired of losing friends too young, tired of kids killing kids. A young g that I've been working with, trying to get him out of the hood got gunned down the other night 'cuz he wanted out. Frankie C wanted out enough that he went and got his tattoo's removed, ready to start his new life. Killed in the streets because he wanted out. He was 17, lucky that he'd lived that long, and dyin' when he finally had a chance. Sometimes it scares me to think I used to understand the logic that went into this shit. Now, at 36 it makes me feel 106. R.I.P Frankie C. Lito

Words from an "OG"
I want to speak out to the youngsters who are reading this right now. I am 44 years old and I grew up in the gang capitol (South Central) Los Angeles in the 1970's. Let me tell you whats going on today is nothing like it was when I was up in it. continued

Growin Up In Red Hook
it was hard growin up where im from. i grew up in the projects in red hook, brooklyn. i was seein little kids about 6 years old dying cuz they was in gangs. i saw my daddy killed shot in the face right in front of me when i was 11 and my mamma hasnt been right ever sience. continued

Stay Out, Stay Safe
think ive seen as much as the worst out there. ive seen my boy grow from little boy to full grown bad asses. continued

Gotta Change
stop livin lies,live in tha truth,,less do it for ourselves,and do it for tha youth continued

Life and Death
to all you wannabe gang thug fool it aint easy on the streets.were i live at is a little town but the gang activity is big.so heres a little about me i live in electra,tx and im a CRIP and this is to get some of you young fools out of the life i live. continued

To Bang
Sup All! i was checking out that post about everyones ages and i noticed that little arguement about one person being younger than the other! That was funny and at the same time childish! not clowning but it was. Age aint nothing but a number and a gangmember doesnt have no age! I know of gangmembers that range from 5 to 50 yrs old and if you ask me i think thats fucked up..continued

Make The Change
I'm sayin yea, we all had some fucked up lives but why cant we be the ones to change this cycle?? Why do we have to make things worse and just go along with it? We know in our hearts and minds that this shyt is tired. We are sick of the pain, the heartache, the tears, the funerals, the whole fucking point of banging.continued

Reality Check
First let me start by saying I respect and feel the pain of each and every person on the message boards on this site. My name, well my old "street" name used to be T.I.G. so I'm going to rep that right now. No I never banged in L.A. or N.Y.C. but as a kid growing up in the "hood" near Chicago I done my share of Gangbangin. I was a member of the Organization Gangsta Disciple Nation, ie. FOLKS....I went from city to city. Town to Town, me and my crew fighting every rival we could. I've seen men/woman die and some of my homies also. But I look back on that and say "what for" It was so fucking stupid. continued

Reality Check 2
Now for the youngsters okay lets keep it real I have no problem with that... by all means ladies and gentleman it is really depressing to read all the stories from all of you and I realize alot of your hurt but what is keeping you involved in this lifestyle... why is it that you must continue your fight for something that is so ignorant...continued

Raw2Def I'm from Newark, NJ.  I'm sure that the first thing people think about when they hear Newark aka Bricc City is stolen cars.  That aint all.  It's a lot of things that come out of here, Redman, Outlaws, Outz, so on and so on.  Now everything is Bs and Cs.  On top of the police that like to kill niggaz out here but thats a different subject.  continued

Responding Hello. My name is Marki. No, I'm not a gang memeber. No, I have never been. But my heart goes out. See, I'm 24 years old, and I am from the South-Side of Chicago. And anyone form the Chi can feel me. continued

Older But Wiser.... My name is EDWARDO I AM FROM SOUTH CENTRAL L A I GREW UP IN THE HOOD RAN BY THE ROLLING 60 CRIP GANG 65TH AND 4TH AVE TO BE EXACT I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME CRACC HEADS AND JUST BADD SHIT IT WAS CRAZY BACK THEN... continued

OLD SMOKE's REALITY
I'M A TELL U A REAL LIFE STORY AbOUT 3 NIGGAZ I GREW UP WIT.1 NIGGA IS LOGIC,2 NIGGA IS JUGMENT,MY FAVORTIE NIGGA IS B.D.C. THIS NIGGAZ WERE SOME CRAZY NIGGAZ TO bE WIT WE SMOKE WEED AND PARTIED TOGETHER.continued

The Lifestyle’s Not Worth It…I truly believe that the glorification of the "gangster" lifestyle has directly contributed to the explosion of gang activity all across the U.S. It all started with 'gangsta rap' and the world was never the same again. There IS a fine line between 'telling it like it is' in a LEGITIMATE and RESPONSIBLE manner and holding up 40's, guns, and bragging about murdering people in rap videos. Why do you think that suburban white kids are now dressing up 'hood' style and talking in 'G' slang? continued

TIRED OF ALL THE PAIN
IM GONNA MAKE THIS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, IM JUST GONNA LET THEM KNOW WHAT I SEEN AND BEEN THROUGH. continued

These two pieces are from Froglok he will take any emails from those who seek guidance. Frogkor@aol.com

From a 37 year old veteran

Hello i am here to explain the realities of gang life. I have grown up in south los angeles, in my experiances with gangs i have grown to see that your life will be in prison. Prison i spent 15 years in. continued

Start Waking Up!
I want to say that I see over exposure of gang violence today. It is not original to be a gang member as it was 20 years ago. continued

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