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Former Traveling Vice Lord talks about how he got involved in gangs to being imprisoned for transporting a couple kilos of marijuana to deciding to "take a break away."
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WKNO continues its look at the gang problem in America. According to the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, gangs are responsible for 48 percent of all violent crime in the U.S. So how can a community wrest itself from the grip of gang-involved youth? Gang life is extremely dangerous, and many fear there are no exits, but as Candice Ludlow reports it’s a myth that one cannot leave gang life behind. (0:25)
Eric is 31 and the youngest of several children. I’m not using his last name to protect his identity.
Eric – Insane Vice Lord
I used to be a Insane Vice Lord. Started out when I was about 12 years old.
Eric’s older siblings were busy living their own lives. Eric says he felt alone, so he joined a gang.
Some guys from Chicago, a few Chicago guys and Detroit. I was introduced to them, and I began to learn about the gang. Most of them had high power already. I ju...
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INTRO:WKNO continues its look at the gang problem in America. According to the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, gangs are responsible for 48 percent of all violent crime in the U.S. So how can a community wrest itself from the grip of gang-involved youth? Gang life is extremely dangerous, and many fear there are no exits, but as Candice Ludlow reports it’s a myth that one cannot leave gang life behind.
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