Read the rest of my post, dear, and you'll see where your mind went blank. It seems you still haven't been able to focus long enough to read the entire post.
"Legalize drugs and you will defund the gangs." But this is true.
Do you think all the little gang members will go back to school, study hard and become productive citizens? Or do you think that the criminal element will just find something else criminal to get involved with?
...Do you think all the little gang members will go back to school, study hard and become productive citizens?
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Gang members don't join a gang because of their drug of choice.