Gangs are monster to many people, but what people don’t understand is that they are the real creators of the gangs.
Media taints the people in gangs, but no one is willing to talk about the reason behind it. If not for the systematic wage gap, they won’t have a low salary and be put out of jobs to seek gang as their only option. If not for the non-stop prejudice from privileged ones, hope might still be the last straw stopping them from seeking gangs. If not for more caring and support from communities, they would never associate themselves with drugs and crimes.
Polices often assume hood people are guilty and arrest them like a couple of moles on the Caucasian skin. They faced prejudice and discrimination right outside their houses every day. So, what choice did you leave them besides joining the gang? They weren’t exposed to opportunities and love like the privilege’s ones were. A gang is their last hope, the last family they had.
So, before politicians exterminate gangs, first let’s think about the causes. If we have matured on our values and provided more care to the people in need, would they even need a gang? This is an issue way under looked, and we better come up with a better solution instead of asserting blames.