Word: ganging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...went to their homes. They took you places, introduced you to other gang members, to their parents, their parole officers. They showed you their AK-47s and Uzis. They told you their dreams. They told you about murders they had committed. Did you ever invite them to your home...
...course. But look, gang members are among the quietest people you will ever meet. You know, gangs are like families. Little kids get disciplined in gangs. When a little kid drifts into a gang, he doesn't just get a gun thrust into his hands. He's gonna get homeboy love, which is pretty potent...
...After they knock him around? I mean, you described "jumping in," the brutal gang initiation rites where they beat up the new kid before accepting him as a member...
...That doesn't always happen. These people share a bond that is beyond acceptance. It is a bond where someone will lay down his life for you -- or kill for you. I've seen gang members who are paraplegic being tended to more lovingly than they would be by their own families...
...These are the gang members who have been paralyzed as a result of being shot in the back during gunfights...