[stuckinbama]

More than 350 people were arrested in a fbi roundup over the last few days in marshall,dekalb and surrounding counties.mostly drug pushers and gang members.(MS-13)the meth problem is getting very bad up there.having grown up in the boaz area i can remember a time not so long ago when crime was virtually non existent.oh how times have changed.there is more and more gang graffiti especially in dekalb county.

[harry chickpea]

Yeah, saw on the news that the FBI had set up checkpoints around one entire town. I'm not sure that such tactics are constitutional, and if not, the net could be very leaky. Drugs are an issue in rural areas as well as cities.

[AQUEMINI331]

I'm not surprised about the meth usage, it's just that I didn't think that gangs were controlling it the way that gangs control crack. MS-13 is a notorious street gang, I wouldn't **** with them for nothing. And I grew up in communities where gangs were a way of life and I've had to stand up to gangs before, but like i said i wouldn't **** with MS-13, i don't think you could've picked a worse gang to come into that part of the state.


Those areas up there are generally peaceful but as you said the meth problem is getting out of hand. Just like the crack epidemic hit poor black communities in the 1980s, meth is becoming the crack of the poor white communties all across the country. And with the drug trade that was fueled by crack, came the gangs who controlled it and made millions of dollars off of it. I suspect history is repeating itself and some of the most notorious street gangs in the U.S. are now expanding operations, if you will, and trying to make money off of meth as well as crack, which is still a lucrative business in many inner city communties.


I went to undergrad in Huntsville so I'm somewhat familar with this area, I hope they get this **** straightened out. It's a shame how the illegal drug trade invites a host of other problems into American communites, black and white, poor and wealthy.

[Southlander]

Use your dictionary or thesaurus. I'm sure you can come up with G-rated words to substitute for **** or ****.

[todd00]

how about this .. insert word of choice that fits the number *'s

example 1 - i wouldnt fool with them for nothing

example 2 - i hope they get this stuff straightened out

sorry im just kidding you all.

seriously i think its awful how the gangs have changed so many rural areas. think of the money wasted in iraq these many yrs, and what good it could have done here at home. never mind i dont want to think about it just makes me angery.

[PortCity]

Originally Posted by AQUEMINI331

I'm not surprised about the meth usage, it's just that I didn't think that gangs were controlling it the way that gangs control crack. MS-13 is a notorious street gang, I wouldn't **** with them for nothing. And I grew up in communities where gangs were a way of life and I've had to stand up to gangs before, but like i said i wouldn't **** with MS-13, i don't think you could've picked a worse gang to come into that part of the state.


Those areas up there are generally peaceful but as you said the meth problem is getting out of hand. Just like the crack epidemic hit poor black communities in the 1980s, meth is becoming the crack of the poor white communties all across the country. And with the drug trade that was fueled by crack, came the gangs who controlled it and made millions of dollars off of it. I suspect history is repeating itself and some of the most notorious street gangs in the U.S. are now expanding operations, if you will, and trying to make money off of meth as well as crack, which is still a lucrative business in many inner city communties.


I went to undergrad in Huntsville so I'm somewhat familar with this area, I hope they get this **** straightened out. It's a shame how the illegal drug trade invites a host of other problems into American communites, black and white, poor and wealthy.

From what I`ve seen on the History Channel show called Gangland . The Ms-13 gang is normaly in the suburbs or outskirts of cities not the city core. They have found MS-13 gang grafetti in Baldwin County but non in Mobile County.

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by todd00

how about this .. insert word of choice that fits the number *'s

example 1 - i wouldnt fool with them for nothing

example 2 - i hope they get this stuff straightened out

There ya go! A bit of imagination will make it more interesting...and more G-rated.

Originally Posted by PortCity

From what I`ve seen on the History Channel show called Gangland . The Ms-13 gang is normaly in the suburbs or outskirts of cities not the city core. They have found MS-13 gang grafetti in Baldwin County but non in Mobile County.

Most of the gang activity is Latino...this area has had a heavy, heavy influx of Latinos. Many are legal, but many more are illegal. There have been gangs bringing in prostitutes and drugs, mostly marijuana. The meth problem, however, is mostly the home crowd.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by Southlander

this area has had a heavy, heavy influx of Latinos. Many are legal, but many more are illegal. There have been gangs bringing in prostitutes and drugs, mostly marijuana. The meth problem, however, is mostly the home crowd.

What is drawing them to that area?

[7spider]

Very costly to fight crime. Gangs make a lot of money trafficing maijuana. We spend way to much time and money trying to stop something that is in such demand. Why not legalize, tax it, and use the money to create some jobs and fight more serious crimes. The longer we resist the more money the criminals get. Time to start using some common sense.

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by southernnaturelover

What is drawing them to that area?

Chicken processing plants.