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Gang violence victimizes individuals, families, and the whole community.
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Gang violence wounds. Gang violence kills. Gang violence robs both the perpetrator and the victim of their spiritual and physical integrity.
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This problem is best seen as one of epidemic proportions. Whenever I speak with young people of high school age--which is fairly frequently--I often ask, "How many of you know someone who has been murdered?" When those students are Black or Brown--from cities like this city or from communities like this community-- nearly all of them raise their hands.
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families and communities are robbed of their potential as bread winners were it not for their involvement in gangs and related criminal activity
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in jail and prison
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Twenty-five years to life incarcerates the man behind bars
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