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I would guess that former gang member should be able to flip burgers, mop the floor and collect trash from the streets. And with the pay from that he could aff

• dennisgorelik 15y ago
  New place does not have to be better. It could be even worse. That could be part of the price of quitting criminal activity. The point of moving to new place is to eliminate all the ties with old life and gang members. But I guess even that is not necessary. I'm not expert on quitting gangs, but would assume that most gangs would not really force gang member on staying in the gang against the will of quitting gang member. If gang member is lacking determination - he might be useless of even dangerous as an active member of the gang. So the most practical approach should be mutual thinking: "good riddance".
  • sopooneo 15y ago
    You are utterly and absolutely incorrect.
  • oz 15y ago
    "New place does not have to be better. It could be even worse. That could be part of the price of quitting criminal activity." Great. So you move to some other depressed community, which will have all of what you were trying to escape. Only now you have no support network, nobody who's got your back. Guess what that's a recipe for? It's not as easy as you make it sound.
    • dennisgorelik 15y ago
      "Easy"? Who promised you that improving life would be easy?