Comments on: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gang Program Evaluations http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Thu, 24 May 2012 01:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Janet http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-117748 Janet Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:11:58 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/#comment-117748 Chick is proving what many of us throughout the city have known. Jeff Carr has no clue what he's doing or experience working with gangs. He thinks these violent criminals will hand over guns for their mammas on Mother's Day. He is completely clueless. The prevention/intervention people out on the streets doing the "real" work aren't getting the money. Its all a favoritism game. Whoever helps the Mayor gets the money its that simple. Read the list of gang programs. Some of them aren't even in the city but LA County. Why isn't anyone screaming about that?? Chick is proving what many of us throughout the city have known. Jeff Carr has no clue what he’s doing or experience working with gangs. He thinks these violent criminals will hand over guns for their mammas on Mother’s Day. He is completely clueless. The prevention/intervention people out on the streets doing the “real” work aren’t getting the money. Its all a favoritism game. Whoever helps the Mayor gets the money its that simple. Read the list of gang programs. Some of them aren’t even in the city but LA County. Why isn’t anyone screaming about that??

]]> By: Celeste Fremon http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-117746 Celeste Fremon Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:38:04 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/#comment-117746 Hmmmm. I'm a great believer in the transformative power of art but, you're right, those guys doing the beheadings in TJ might be a little past the poetry cure. Hmmmm. I’m a great believer in the transformative power of art but, you’re right, those guys doing the beheadings in TJ might be a little past the poetry cure.

]]> By: lost poetry http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-117740 lost poetry Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:33:05 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/#comment-117740 I wonder if these type of gang intervention programs would work on the mexican drug cartels? Maybe some poetry or writing classes for the sinaloa drug cartel members will inspire them to stop their criminal ways. http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2009/02/nation-wide-drug-enforcement-c.html http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/la022509.html I wonder if these type of gang intervention programs would work on the mexican drug cartels? Maybe some poetry or writing classes for the sinaloa drug cartel members will inspire them to stop their criminal ways.

http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2009/02/nation-wide-drug-enforcement-c.html

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/la022509.html

]]> By: Woody http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/comment-page-1/#comment-117736 Woody Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:26:27 +0000 http://witnessla.com/gangs/2009/admin/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-gang-program-evaluations/#comment-117736 Want to help gang members? Put a waiting period on tattoos, just like handguns, to give them time to consider that they will disfigure themselves for life and close opportunities for jobs with their outrageous looks. Heck, just make tattoos illegal, period, or let them use the peel-off ones like we used to find in bubble gum and could wash off. Good idea, huh? Want to help gang members? Put a waiting period on tattoos, just like handguns, to give them time to consider that they will disfigure themselves for life and close opportunities for jobs with their outrageous looks. Heck, just make tattoos illegal, period, or let them use the peel-off ones like we used to find in bubble gum and could wash off. Good idea, huh?

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