Internet Said to Induce Youngsters to Join Gangs
By Raanan Geberer
If your son, daughter or other young relative starts staying out late without reason, stops being interested in school, has an unusual desire for secrecy, starts getting tattoos at a very young age or often comes home with bruises and other injuries, there’s a good chance that youngster may have joined a gang.
Even though youth gangs are often romanticized in the media, involvement in the gang life could have negative repercussions for years for an adolescent or young adult. So said Detective Erin Vitale of the NYPD’s Gang Division, speaking at the monthly meeting of the 84th Precinct Community Council last week.