[janetgreen]

They also say the Bush administration and Congress have cut back social programs that could deter youths from joining gangs in the first place.

Typical Washington BS = throw more money at it and it will go away...

[texassizednightcrawler]

I once had a young hispanic boy show up at my door asking for money for an after school program to keep him off drugs and out of gangs. He looked shocked when I looked at him and said "Can't you do that on your own"? Never dawned on him at all.