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12-17-2007, 02:29 PM
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I grew up in one of the largest gang areas in the Midwest.
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LOLZ. Unless you're talking Chicago, the Midwest is not exactly known for gangs.
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12-17-2007, 02:30 PM
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LOLZ. Unless you're talking Chicago, the Midwest is not exactly known for gangs.
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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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12-17-2007, 02:34 PM
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Yup! South Side of Chicago! |
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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12-17-2007, 02:38 PM
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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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Because I said it in an earlier post LOL  Detroit is considered Midwest. I'm saying if L.A. is recognized for its gang problem, we don't use that as the sole representative for California, we are aware of places like Oakland and Compton; I feel if we recognize more Midwestern cities we can help aid in fixing the gang problem...
.....even though the mayor's solution to Chicago's problem is to push em to the suburbs....but that's an entirely different topic
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12-17-2007, 02:44 PM
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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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When I was growing up in the Lou, we did not have a gang problem--I suspect they do now. And my relatives who were in gangs all lived in Chicago.
We even have a problem here in MN, but guess what? We have our fair share of Bloods, Crips, Disciples, etc., but we also have Asian and Latino gangs. And they are no joke.
Oh and Michigan is considered midwest in a lot of designations. And Gary--whew! Per capita I bet they would compare to Chi and the Lou.
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12-17-2007, 02:48 PM
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When i was growing up in the Lou, we did not have a gang problem--I suspect they do now. And my relatives who were in gangs all lived in Chicago.
We even have a problem here in MN, but guess what? we have our fair share of Bloods, Crips, Disciples, etc., but we also have Asian and Latino gangs. And they are no joke.
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I forgot to mention Wichita, KS which has seen a growth in gang population (mainly because of the army base), it actually is a big issue there but again we're only looking at one city as a model for the region.
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12-19-2007, 01:53 AM
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LOLZ. Unless you're talking Chicago, the Midwest is not exactly known for gangs.
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...............Really, I beg to differ. 
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12-19-2007, 02:35 AM
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getting back on topic
When, at stepshows, NPHC orgs give info about their org before they go on and STUMBLE AND MESS UP info like founders and the year founded. Plus reading it off a piece of paper.  Then they try to chalk it up to being nervous. If you were that nervous maybe should let someone else do it.  
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