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Gangs Quotes

On gang life, from lived experience to classroom research.

One writer has both lived among gangs and later written a book and taught a course on the subject, turning experience into study.

I know people in gangs; I could have went down that route.

Quotes by will.i.am

I've written a book on gangs, taught a course on gangs at Occidental.

Quotes by Tom Hayden

My family had been involved in gangs since the 1970s.

Quotes by Richard Cabral

The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions.

Quotes by David Ignatius

Been Quotes

Gangs are formed by kids who want love.

Quotes by Charlie Murphy

Frequently Asked Questions

What personal history with gangs does one speaker share?
They say they know people in gangs and could have easily gone Down that same path themselves.
Has anyone studied gangs academically?
Yes, one person wrote a Book on gangs and taught a course on the subject at Occidental.
Is family history with gangs mentioned?
Yes, one quote traces family involvement in gangs back to the 1970s, describing it as a long-standing connection.
What warning about terrorist gangs appears here?
It argues that withdrawing from U.S. diplomatic missions would be the surest way to empower new terrorist gangs, a security-focused warning distinct from the personal accounts.
Has gang involvement always stayed academic for these speakers?
No, for at least one it has genuinely Been personal and lived, only later turned into teaching material at a university.

Family history with gangs going back to the 1970s gets acknowledged plainly here, having been part of that world before ever teaching a course on it.