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Speak Up! - View Question #618 |
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Question: Is it illegal to be in a gang?
Answer: It is not specifically illegal to belong to a gang. However, any illegal acts committed as a furtherance of the gang, or as gang activities, is subject to stronger criminal prosecutions.
In other words, you can belong to a gang, but if you commit any crimes as a gang member, you will receive more punishment than if you were not a gang member.
Your school may have specific gang policies too. In most cases, it is against school regulations to exhibit membership in a gang. You should ask your school principal about gang policies at your school or check your school or district policy manual. Specific school policies vary from school-to-school.
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On 04/29/04
gary belk from CO said:
yes it is
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On 04/05/04
Julie from SD said:
Look, I know gangs are cool and all because it's a place to belong, but seriously, think about it. If you look at reality, then you would see that it's really just about hanging out and getting into trouble. It's really a place that you can go to, to be controlled and represent something. Which brings me to my point, why would you want to spend your time fighting over something as dumb as a color? Man that stuff just ruins your life. People in your gang don't respect you for anything that you do that is positive. They look down on you for doing the right thing. Why be in that?
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On 03/08/04
unhappy in my gang from CA said:
Being in a gang is just as good as being dead you cant do as you like there is always someone telling you how to think and dress and talk this is not life to me this is not the way I rember living the only way out is death so the queston is do I want to live like Iam dead or die and be dead?
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On 03/04/04
Christina from VA said:
What I want to know that is what do all laws stand.
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On 02/26/04
andrew from AZ said:
don't join a gang because all it's doing is going to get you killed i just got back form my 3rd funeral and it wasn't good, all its doing to me is taring me up in side but i still got to repesent that VBH
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