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Old 08-26-2006, 10:08 PM
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Since this is the charlotte sub-forum - spking of crime and murder, article

www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/15366617.htm (broken link)

As I was reading more, I came arcross this - scary - I think because this is how innocent people get hurt and this doesn't just occur in NC -


http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/....3b10f6aa.html

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As I was reading more, I came arcross this - scary - I think because this is how innocent people get hurt and this doesn't just occur in NC -


http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/....3b10f6aa.html

Yeah I was watching that on the news this morning. That area is know for High crime and since has become a police watch spot. I think in the next couple of years it will move round to be ing a decent area as it is getting so much attention.

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Old 08-28-2006, 10:29 AM
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i asked my cousin about that gang, he said they are in EVERY state. so don't single out Charlotte ! i'm from west charlotte area, i never felt threatened by that part of town !
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Someone had a post not too long ago about the MS 13 gang and their presence in NC (Charlotte specifically) I was looking for it but couldn't find it. Anyways, just wondering what the locals have to say about this issue...is it really as awful as what's reported in the magazines and is there a specific area of town to avoid or are they just everywhere?. I visited Charlotte two weeks ago and I didn't really think it seemed like such a war zone (although I did get lost driving around an area called Ford/Freedom or something like that and I didn't feel safe at all). Thanks, any information is greatly appreciated as all of these articles and reports are rather scary and I don't usually scare easily (currently live in Vegas, originally from NYC).

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Old 08-28-2006, 11:43 AM
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j770,

Thanks!...all of the informaition I have gotten on the post has helped a lot, thank you again!

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i asked my cousin about that gang, he said they are in EVERY state. so don't single out Charlotte ! i'm from west charlotte area, i never felt threatened by that part of town !

This is true. There was a recent shooting rampage in Queens (NY) on Friday where the shooter claimed that he had to shoot people in 'RED' vehicles because he thought these individuals were part of the gang. Unfortunately, one father had died, but you are correct in saying that these gangs exist everywhere.

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U120,

I kind of take offense to your post. I am hispanic (Puerto Rican) and I'm sure people assume because of that I'm a gang banger, drug dealer, low life on welfare with 5 kids all with different dads. I am actually a happily married mom who works full-time and always has, I hold a professional position and I was raised with strong morals and values as well as tolerance of different races/ethnicities. I was also taught that although there are people who may view us in a negative way because of our ethnicity and make rude comments we should still respect them. While it is true that there are some hispanics who are into this "bad" type of lifestyle, there are also hispanics who are hard-working and who do the types of jobs I'm sure you and I would probably think are beneath us. I understand what you were trying to say and I appreciate your response but to generalize and say that hispanics as a whole are what brings crime to neighborhoods is wrong as I'm sure there are decent hard-working families that also have to live in these neighborhoods.
From one professional minority to another, I couldn't have said it better!

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