3 Dead 23 Wounded in 10 hrs. of battle

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Originally Posted by Pants II

Yes and I can link a study showing that the actual costs are $38,000/year..

Of course you can find a study however the IL Department of Corrections is the number I'll go with.

Originally Posted by Pants II

But I'm not the one insinuating that putting these "gangbangers" in prison en masse is going to solve the problem of gun violence...

I'm not either, just pointing out cost is not a factor when you consider the costs already being incurred. Many of the gangbangers are technically wanna-be's who w/o the influence of the gang may very well lead productive, crime free lives.

Originally Posted by Pants II

Especially considering that the majority of these gangs originated and were funded by people who didn't live in Illinois....

Long before the Crips and Bloods were the Black P Stone Rangers/El Rukns (Jeff Fort) in the late 50's, the Latin Kings (Luis Felipe) 1940's and the Gangster Disciples (Larry Hoover) early 70's. All were founded in Chicago.

The P Stones (bricks) and Latin Kings formed an alliance back in the late 70's-early 80's calling themselves the People's Nation to fight the ever expanding Disciples and its Folk Nation. They have been at war ever since. So when a Latin Disciple comes across a Latin King it's a problem and grounds for murder because one is Folk and one is People and THAT IS ALL IT TAKES nothing to do with race or anything else.