tell me y do people get in to gangs?

Question

gangs like GD, Crips, Bloods, Y.T.C., and G.M.C.

Answer 1

wzzup zach I know where you are coming to of my best friends joined GD and basically deserted me there parents/guardians didnt give a damn about them and they wanted a family when they asked me the joined i thought about it and said i got all the family i need people say over and over they're losers blah blah blah but they are hurt in the inside they're are incurable souls and need guidance here a lil extra if you wanna read

Frequently, the members of a street gang are only in their teens, a result of early exposure to drugs and violence, and the short life expectancy associated with a "gang-banging" lifestyle. Entry into a gang often entails being "jumped in", where other members beat up the recruit in order to test his dedication. Sometimes the recruit may be given a crime to commit (robbery, rape, or murder) as another route of entry. Often, the decision to join a gang is purely practical, where the danger of being unaffiliated, and thus unprotected, outweighs the risks of gangbanging. Unfortunately, this perpetuates a vicious cycle, only contributing to the violence and corruption of a neighborhood. Other temptations to join a gang also exist: money, drugs, power, and pride for the neighborhood. Although the gang's very existence harms the community, members take great pride in "defending" their local turf (street slang for home territory). Usually a new gang recruit has to be canonized, cannon meaning muscle, has to be in a fight with usually joining by: one, proving his/herself by being beaten up; or two, beating up their opponents.


Once in the gang, the recruit is now a member of the street family, and any offense towards him or any of his brethren will be retaliated against strongly by the gang. They are often given nicknames, partially to prevent their identity from being revealed. Younger members may start out performing minor crimes, working their way up within the organization, building their reputation through criminal acts. Common gang activities include dealing drugs, extortion, robbery, and war with rival gangs. Because of these "do or die" situations, morality is almost always pushed onto the back burner. Murder is not taboo, and is in fact lauded by fellow gang members, adding to the reputation. Usually the member is affiliated for life, with two unfavorable options for exiting the gang: one, he may be killed; two, he may desert the gang, essentially forfeiting his life if any of the gang should see him again.

Answer 2

Cause they are weak and feel they cannot stand on their own.And the world is messed up people join gangs for protection i guess but it still boils down to fear and lacking of selfesteem.If Everyone was brave and man enough to use fists to fight and fought with honur we woudlnt need gangs but since that NOT the case ...then we got gangs.

Answer 3

Same reason why transport ships sailed in a convoys back in World War 2. They did it for protection.

Answer 4

It gives them a feeling of belonging that they never had when they were going upand a sense of power, it could of been too just started hanging around one of those groups and then later joined.

Answer 5

because they need others people to feel important about themselves...alone, they are nobody.