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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
LOLZ. Unless you're talking Chicago, the Midwest is not exactly known for gangs.
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Originally Posted by TotallyWicked
Yup! South Side of Chicago! 
Also, that's a dangerous assumption, there are other cities in the Midwest whose gang problems get downplayed, e.g. St. Louis, Gary, IN, Detroit, Cleveland, etc. Chicago is not the only one with a severe gang problem, and hopefully people don't look at Chicago as the sole representative for gang issues. |
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
So, why didn't you just say that you grew up in Chicago? Chicago is about the only city in the midwest with a significant gang problem. Adding mileage to your agrument, in this case, doesn't add to the impact.
You edited as I was posting....
St. Louis, ok, I'll give you that - but I don't think Detroit is considered Midwest, and I don't think you can put Cleveland and Gary up there with Chicago and St. Louis.
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Actually Cleveland has a HUGE gang problem and is considered the Midwest.
I did a very thorough paper and presentation on gangs in college. It's not as talked about as gangs in LA, Chicago, Detroit, but it does exist and is pretty vapid.