E.+Persuasive+Research+Essay

Gangs in our society are not known as the most influencial people to be around or associated with. Constantly getting in trouble with the law, gangs oppose a threat to the normal people in the areas they are living in. Teens and young adults should not join gangs because the are violent they support the use of drugs, and they are constantly menaces to society. An article on opposing viewpoints states that 3 out of five shootings in america are gang realated(williams 1). Gangs always have countless guns just in case they run into a rival gang. Also if you would like to be in a gang you have to be jumped in. Walking into the wrong part of town could result in you beeing killed. Just for walking into the wrong area! If you want to be in a gang there is a great possibility that one of those would happen to you. Gangs are often ofiliated with drugs. Whether it is selling drugs or using drugs they are around them all the time. Selling drugs is how the gang makes money. Selling drugs is dangerous though, the dealer is often robbed or killed or caught and sent to jail. A article in the New York Times in 2005 was about these three gang members selling drugs to kids in school. They were caught and went to jail for a two years (james 1). Doing the drugs they sell often leads to overdoses and arrests. This group of guys are not viewed as good people. Some people may even call them menaces to society. There are police who are always out just trying to catch a gang member in the wrong. They follow them around town watching them because they are often in trouble with the law. The gang members like to rob people for anything. Whether it be drugs, money, their car or whatever. On the news you constantly see people in the neighborhood of gangs that see bad stuff all the time saying that they are scared to go outside. Some gang members think gangs are good because they feel like it’s a family when theirs is not the best. They think it gives them protection and they feel safe. Teens and young adults should not join gangs because they are violent, they support the use of drugs, and they are constantly menaces to society.  Work cited  "General Logon Page." //Gale Error Page//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. .