Gangs

Everyone is aware of gang violence in Mountain View, but just how aware are you? Mountain View is predominantly Crip and this is the banner of a local Crip gang. All over Anchorage there are Bloods, Crips, Soulja Crew, and Folk. Gang violence is a rising problem in Mountain View and Anchorage.

The only positive thing about gangs is that they give youth a place to belong, but at what cost? People around Alaska are in denial about just how bad the gang problem is. Being in a gang is an infectious fad followed by youth who have no one else. Society turns their heads too quickly and too often. What do gangs have but schools don't? Acceptance; we need to find a way to let kids know that it's okay to be themselves.