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Hello, this is Mike Beagen, President of the NWGIA, and recent guest on OPB's Think Out Loud on this subject. If anyone would like to discuss anything from the show, or anything regarding gangs, you may contact me through our website: www.nwgia.com. I am happy to discuss any subject.

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The most difficult part of RICO to prove is a specific structure to the gang. Many street gangs simply don't have that structure. RICO has been attempted several other times without success. The Police and the Prosecutors must commit for the long case with RICO because it uses a lot of time and resources.

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Scott, I would offer to you that regardless of what you legalize or don't legalize, the gangs will always be around. Gangs are not a new problem. They are not something that just happened. The Police should not be responsible for giving a 15 yr old Latino a job. Today we have 'instant gratification'. Youth don't know how to live and work for a future. They want it all now and they have a sense of 'deserving' those things. Why does a 15 year old need an Impala on 20's? Gang activity can be curtailed by everyone helping. Police, Social Services, and Education. How will you help? Or will you expect others to do it for you?

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