At a news conference organized by self-identified gang members Thursday morning, several speakers complained that police and city officials do not respect them, and that the only way to curb violence is to provide jobs and improve their community.
For gangbangers, “respect” and “fear” are synonymous. If police and city officials feared them more it would make the life of a gangbanger much easier.
I have no doubt they’d want more paying jobs in their community, it would provide more money for extortion, prostitution, drugs …
Why don't they join the SEIU?
Maybe they are already being paid by the SEIU for "voter registration and turn out".