Comparing the Past and Present Gang Violence.

By introducing you to this argument and comparing the past gang violence to the present gang violence, I have noticed by what I found in my research that the gang violence in the present is more violent than in the past. By knowing this and knowing that more people keep joining gangs that I believe that the gang violence is going to get worse as life moves on. Here are 2 examples of gang violence that explains that the present is even more violent than the past violence.

Past gang violence:

The Purple gang: They were a mob of bootleggers and hijackers in the 1920s. They were the most ruthless bootleggers of their time, they may have killed over 500 members of rival bootlegging gangs during Detroit's bootleg wars. They consisted of young impoverished Detroit immigrants who engaged in theft and armed robbery. ("The Purple gang")

Present gang violence:

The Bloods: They are one of Los Angeles, California's street gangs. (1972-present) They are identified by the red color worn by their members and their gang symbol. The Bloods are made up of various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States, and have even influenced youth groups using the same name in Europe. They are known for Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion and murder. ("The bloods")


As you can see by looking at these examples, Ms13 is even more violent than all of the other gangs in the world. They do more things than they did in the past and more people are being involved into this kind of action, everybody who is doing this kind of violence is putting their own lives in danger. Why cant everybody just be peaceful and nice to everybody than all dangerous and horrible? Only because they think they re cool by causing trouble. They just feel like nobody could be as big and bad as them. They just want to feel tough so no one can hurt them but nobody ever gets things their way do they? That's why 3 of te gang members are arrested and in jail right now. That's right keep all the bully's off the streets.