74 and South of NW 23, and then East by almost any mileage. I would challenge a person who claims such to limit their field of view to the areas north of SW. Someone stated that they live on the southside, and have never been affected by gang violence. These are the people generally unaffected by anything remotely bad or more heinous than a city-wide vote passed in confrontation to their own. It seems to me that a good population of this city chooses to turn a blind eye to situations simply because they are 'not affected.' This makes no sense to me. I cherished a lot of the people who wouldn't be on a person's 'people I'd like to meet in a dark alley' list as friends and neighbors. I too was what you describe as a 'middler.' I grew up white in NW/SW Albuquerque, NM. If you didn't pick a side, you were beaten. All around my neighborhood kids had to join a gang to survive. But about this topic - I was in 3rd grade the first time I was offered drugs from a local gang of kids. Oh yeah.those other things are huge problems too. Who wants to advertise their state as being a huge gang, drug, or sex trading state when they are trying to 'upgrade' it and get things like MAPS approved and pull people in from other states? It's not something politically to be proud of. One side of it you could look at is the political side. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist or isn't a problem. I'm glad you haven't ever been impacted by this. Not because they are ignorant, but because unless it personally impacts them - they just aren't aware. There are many things about our city that the average person isn't aware of. But then - have you been impacted by any ravers? Those kids come in millions too. An entire life you probably wouldn't be aware of mallen. After a couple of years, I was able to move on and they left me alone. My neighbor protector ended up going to prison for murder. I've played craps on a piece of cardboard in a back alley.

One of my boyfriend's father was killed in a drive-by shooting. Because of this choice, I saw a lot of things that most people don't see on a daily basis. My choice was either to accept his protection and hang out with them or be killed by them. He was next in line to take over their group. My neighbor had all the letters of his Blood gang tattooed. If you aren't aware, gangs are set up like military with one main captain, then rankings follow below. One of the things required of the gang members was (I don't know if this is still true or not) to get a letter of their gang name tattooed across their chest for every level they had achieved. Because of my sex, my race, and size I was a prime target for fights. Had he not pulled me under his protection, I would be dead. It was a neighbor kid that stepped in and saved my life. Once a group of girls had to send someone to the ER as part of their initiation. You sound like you have a very interesting and unique perspective.Growing up in my neighborhood was rough. Why were you there and how do you know all of this? Not once has a gang impacted my life in Oklahoma City, ever. And is growing!ītw.I'm pretty sure gang members aren't sitting around waiting to be the headlining act on the History Channel.that isn't really what does it for them.ītw.I'm pretty sure gang members aren't sitting around waiting to be the headlining act on the History Channel.that isn't really what does it for them.'Huge'? This isn't anything new, it's just getting some awareness.

Guess where they met? In the middle! That would be.oh yeah, OKC! There were huge gang fights in the streets of neighborhoods, drive bys every night, gang wars in public places such as Frontier City. If anyone remembers back in the late 80's there was a huge gang riot between the East coast vs. Yes, we do have people sleeping under bridges at night. It's as real as the homeless problem downtown that is still being overlooked. Visit the Southside Loco's 'hood' on a Friday night.

Or watch a 13 year old girl get initiated into one. It's been bad since I can remember.įor those of you who think it's not - I invite you to hang out at the Crip Wash for a night. Or someone in their family who worries about them on a daily basis. Ask someone who works on our Specialized Gang Task Force. The OKC has been called that since I can remember by gang members.

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