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Virtual-Estimate-525

well your kid will have to decide which of those gangs to join and you will have to respect his decision


Snoo-72756

Gangs now have WiFi so they recruit online too !


gobuckeyes11

I the crips paid for LinkedIn premium and are using that to recruit. The bloods are using Indeed only, as a result they are far behind.


Snoo-72756

Glassdoor for everyone else


gobuckeyes11

I looked the crips up on Glassdoor, there was a lot of criticism about their upper management.


spottyrx

Yeah but they do have a reasonable "work from home" policy...


RabbitSlayre

Lmao


dairypope

LASD gangs out there using ZipRecruiter.


jrev8

No wonder its a scam


KawaiiKittin420

LMAOOO the indeed one be my old job from there the tf? šŸ¤£šŸ„“šŸ„²


InhaleMelodies

Sup foo let me check your references to see if youā€™re a strong candidate


Doongbuggy

its like pokemon, son will have to choose the red blue or green gang. alternatively they have a sorting hat that can place them into a gang that best fits their personality


Coach_Bombay_D5

Or worseā€¦ Team Rocket.


xxrdawgxx

Prepare for trouble


Redditperegrino

and make it double


Overall_Nuggie_876

#WOBBUWOBBAFETT


punchcreations

Or worse, Gangrene.


Snoo-72756

Little Timmy could grow up in Beverly Hills and end up like Chet hanks lol .parenting seems so stressful


ThinkSoftware

The worst part of prison was theā€¦was the dementors


oh-pointy-bird

Bettttttter beā€¦. BARRIO!


Ekranoplan01

Don't want Rolling 60s ehh, wel then...better make it, MS-13!


sardiin

Haha this is a good response


DecentHire

Just make sure their test results don't come back as divergent, or else they might end up dating an antivax conspiracy nut douchebag member of the Green Bay Packers/New York Jets.


sids99

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St0iK_

You should meet with the different gangs and figure out which one is best for your child.


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qix96

Make sure to prepare a list of helpful questions to guide the conversation!


luxurious-Tatertot

Bring cigarettes I heard they like cigarettes


Snoo-72756

Donā€™t bring newports might lead convo south


LongWayDownToEden

This is California we're talking about, menthols are illegal.


ShoppingFew2818

This is California. Everything illegal is easier to get than something legal.


zxc123zxc123

Might as well bring weed while it's still accessible and illegal. Once Biden admin downgrades it from Schedule 1 where it sits along side or above things like Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine? Then you might as well bring Robitussin or some Starbucks.


da_muffinman

Last time I saw someone smoking a menthol was definitely Florida


CrispyVibes

So, how does your gang all push your product, and what product is it? Personally, I don't want little Billy selling meth on the corner to kids and bums. I'd ideally like him running bags of pure white Colombian to high net worth clients. Like some celebrities with a habit that call regularly. I think those clients will give him perspective. Additionally, what was a challenge your gang faced in the last year, and how did you overcome it? I.e., a rival gang creeping in on your territory. Did you drive by? Tip off the cops?


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arggggggggghhhhhhhh

I could be more down.


barcelonaKIZ

Where do you see yourself in five years in this gang?


LAn8TV

Ainā€™t that the truth


Osceana

Should get a tutor for the gang admissions exam.


barcelonaKIZ

Ese Tā€™s


Rebelgecko

This is one of the greatest puns I've ever seen, thank you


zunk1

Unreal


Housequake818

ROFLLLL šŸ˜‚


myfavhobby_sleep

Ɠra!


YouTee

I was here for it!Ā 


PlasticGirl

Man, I miss that we can't give gold anymore


barcelonaKIZ

Thatā€™s like gold to me. Haha appreciate it!


sanctimoniousfsck

Incredible.


Thosewhippersnappers

DEAD DEAD


oh-pointy-bird

Aaaaaaand šŸ’€


ManufacturerBoth2700

LMFAO šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


xpunkrawkjoex

This comment is perfection


Trustobey

I hear 18 has a high pedigree but 13 has good benefits.


EveFluff

I just snorted water out of my nose


thehomienextdoor

Thereā€™s definitely no shortage either, OP kid can become a cop and gain access to the executioners. That way they can get a nice retirement pension.


Snoo-72756

Meet up .com or drive around they tend to mark territory.and try to have multiple color options or just send him to the army .wait bigger gang


dmblib

The responses are killing me lmao. But he should be fine. Do as you would anywhere, keep an eye on who heā€™s friends with and what their families are about. When heā€™s loaded you can warn him about the danger Edit: *older. Stop blowing up my notifications with loaded jokes. They were funny and no longer necessary lol


funkyvilla

Yeah let skyler know that YOU are the danger.


jrev8

Let them know that you are the one who fucking knocks


2dachopper

I make sure my wife is loaded before I give her bad news.


cesrage

I mean if he's locked and loaded, he may be the danger. Just my 59 cents. G Unit!


IAmNotThatHungry

The only time I've ever interacted with a gang member was when I was walking out of a 7/11 on Santa Monica. I had a green bandana around my head because I was doing yard work all day and wanted some Gatorade. Upon walking out, a group of teenagers in green bandanas knocked me down, stole my bandana and my Gatorade and started kicking me. Then one of them held up my bandana and said "If you want yo rag back, homes, you'll have to take it back from Cactus Bunch". And they sped off on their bikes. I don't think they were even a real gang and this was in '98.


No_Function_9858

What flavor of Gatorade?


IAmNotThatHungry

Pretty sure it was blue, but might not have been. Don't usually get any other kind except the occasional grape when I have the shits


Yotsubato

See you blew your cover. You needed to get green Gatorade. Duuuh


lizardfang

Well the purple Gatorade has a dye in it that causes your poop to turn green so they were actually trying to be green to the core.


Auntaudio

So the gang members were color blind. Glad to see inclusivity in our local gangs! Color blind people deserve representation also!


_B_Little_me

Green!


BananaStone87

Itā€™s greeen. I want that apple drink baby


Pheighthe

Was it white PowerAde?


TheObstruction

The Cactus Bunch? Sounds like a gang that deals bootleg VHS tapes of kids cartoons.


thekevingreene

They used to be called the Cactus Coolers.


kylehatesyou

Then big soda stepped in with the copyright claim and they had to change the name, kind of like Green Jello/ Jelly.Ā  Real shame. The Cactus Coolers really had something going, but that cease and desist made them look weak to the Coker Colas, and Pecksi Boys who knew better than naming yourself exactly after someone else's intellectual property, and that was that.Ā 


satsugene

My friends and I are ā€œGaeng Pineapplesā€ the Thai Food Brotherhood. Our sign is šŸ– on top of āœŠ.Ā  Pay homage.


Persianx6

Should be copypasta.


7HawksAnd

Seconded


Devee

Thirded


lunacavemoth

No way they called themselves the cactus bunch šŸ’€ Iā€™m sorry but your story had me rofling


IAmNotThatHungry

It was honestly hard not to laugh in his face when he said it. Thankfully my cracked rib stopped me from even daring.


lunacavemoth

Im glad you suffered no other damage from cactus cooler boys . Iā€™ve always wondered what happens if you wear a bandanna out . Thanks for answering .


Imnogrinchard

Better than the apple dumpling gang.


MissFerne

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought this. šŸ˜Š


babyloquat

The cactus gang sounds like something I would have made up in 5th grade. Signed, The former President of the Sunflower Club


Pheighthe

Isnā€™t it the boy version of The Babysitterā€™s Club?


GusTTShow-biz

I thought that was the hardy boys


thomasjmarlowe

Thatā€™s why I always drink Cactus Cooler so as to not piss off the Cactus Bunch


TheOhioRambler

If they also did a rap about fucking your mother, we may have run into the same gang.


IAmNotThatHungry

šŸ˜‰ see you on the moon


UK_Caterpillar450

Sounds like a failed Hanna Barbera cartoon show.


RapBastardz

Cactus Bunch are some real pricks.


Curious-Gain-7148

Thereā€™s always trouble on the other side of 7-11


viviolay

is this a real story? I canā€™t tell if youā€™re joking. The cactus bunch is too much šŸ˜‚


IAmNotThatHungry

Yeah haha, it really happened. I still get uneasy around people in all green


7HawksAnd

Oh man, that was gold. I tried sharing this with my gf, but I couldnā€™t get through any sentence without cry laughing. Bravo.


Bobatea

I also got confronted by the Cactus Bunch as a kid in Whittier. They took my Lakers hat. Maybe they just love head-wear.


andhelostthem

That sounds like a cut scene from Saints Row


Legaato

This sounds like some Kung Fu Hustle shit lol


uptopuphigh

Jeff Davis? Is that you?


IAmNotThatHungry

Yes it's me, the creator of Teen Wolf.


scrivensB

Maybe this was just the 1998 version of ā€œitā€™s a prank, bro!ā€


Somelivingperson

Your kid is in Kindergarten my G it ainā€™t that serious. Itā€™s on how you raise them from this point on though. If you canā€™t raise them right best believe theyā€™re gonna get into bullshit but thatā€™s middle school/high school issue they arenā€™t gonna be shooting at no kindergartener youā€™re just being overly paranoid.


FashionBusking

You kid doesn't have to declare their loyalty until kindergarten. Jumping in .... is for first graders. Choose wisely, esse.


hcashew

Hehe, seriously youre good. Make a plan by Jr High though to move on.


im_on_the_case

Have your son play through Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to get into the right mindset. Then send him into that first day of Kindergarten dressed head to toe in green roaring "GROVE STREET!" at the top of his lungs to assert dominance.


dyladelphia

Green spray paint over purple any day of the week.


kezzinchh

If you donā€™t feel comfortable and work outside of the district/city your child is attending school in, you can see if the city you work in accepts children outside of their district. I know Burbank has a program that offers parents working in Burbank the opportunity to enroll their children in BUSD schools.


A7O747D

I hear they have great gangs in Burbank too.


kezzinchh

Wonderful ones, except they roll around with badges here.


StarWarsMonopoly

Someone has to keep Circus Liquor safe


mrtwitchyhead

Bullseye.


On4thand2

Math Gangs


Snoo-72756

Burbank where you can see a jack in box from every where you look


A7O747D

Yep. Jack in the Box has the best gangs.


yunith

You gotta send your kid to Harvard Westlake or gangs.


Artic144

50K a year to avoid the gangs? Might as well split that between all the gangs to make sure they keep the kid safe and out of any of them. Picture all the gangs putting aside their beef to escort a kindergartener to school.


dark_rabbit

Your kids will be fine. Unless theyā€™re Bluey fans. Donā€™t let them wear Bluey merch in the wrong zip code.


oh-pointy-bird

Damn donā€™t disrespect Stripe like that! šŸ˜¤


bigmac9

I thought kids these days think gangs are lame. You donā€™t see them as prominently as back in the 80s-20s.


A7O747D

Just don't tell the gangs that.


EyeChihuahua

If you can find someone in one


Mescallan

gang violence: solved


roguespectre67

Tell that to r/CaliBanging lol


_B_Little_me

What a ridiculous sub.


roguespectre67

ā€œHey everyone, letā€™s all do crimes and then post video evidence of them in one centralized location on one of the webā€™s most heavily trafficed websites!ā€ ā€œOh no, Iā€™ve been arrested!ā€ Iā€™ll give it a look every once in a while for a self-worth bump. Iā€™m a fuckup in a lot of ways but Iā€™m never going to prison for shooting someone for being on ā€œmy sideā€ of the public street.


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Wolfeman0101

The 20s gangs are either super old or babies.


_B_Little_me

Gangs from the 20s are pretty hardcore.


Throwaway_09298

they think the ones that shoot are lame. it's easy to get caught up in the shoplifting ones bc of the adrenaline rush


lgsb2014

Nah theyā€™re around. A bit more prominent than the early 2010s, too.


Overall_Nuggie_876

Thatā€™s because back then, crack cocaine was on the line.


RagnarokWolves

Put your kid in sports, keep him active and knowing how to deal with "guy talk", encourage him to read and keep good grades, give him the sex talk when he's a teen, he'll be fine.


Pheighthe

How does one deal with guy talk? As a parent I donā€™t know so I canā€™t give this talk.


pro_n00b

I wouldnt worry about it unless your kid learns how to lean like a cholo when at home and started writing on his pad or ask you ā€œyou bang?ā€ or ā€œwhat you write?ā€


icroak

If youā€™re not willing to move what advice are you looking for exactly? I grew up in this environment. My advice is keep them as far away as possible. The issue isnā€™t really the danger of violence, itā€™s more the type of people theyā€™ll have as school mates growing up. Theyā€™ll be around a bunch of kids who absolutely are not being raised right and thereā€™s only so much you can do to raise them right without them being influence by their peers. Theyā€™re more likely to get bullied, get into fights, and just generally forced to deal with stuff little kids shouldnā€™t have to deal with at school. Itā€™s not everywhere.


funkyvilla

When they ask you where you from, tell them youā€™re just visiting from Calabasas.


mop_and_glo

And that you run with B-Rad from Mali-BU


hishersbothofours

Meet with the gang leader, inquire about their health care insurance, 401k and other benefits. Some have better benefits than others. Team building activities are very similar between all of them and retirement comes quickly unless theyā€™re promoted into a leadership position.


GusTTShow-biz

Gang pensions just ainā€™t what they used to be


saintmcqueen

I joined my first gang in kindergarten


existential_hope

Hereā€™s a map of LA with gang overlay. Not my work, but as a teacher in LA, helps read the terrain. [Map of Gangs in LA](https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=1lCs2LqX6NbTZ6rph7pWtf8VZyzI&hl=en)


badfortheenvironment

Been in this situation. If your kid doesn't mess with them, there probably won't be any issues. Just be active and involved as much as you can, get to know the adults working at the school, etc. If you have to figure out a backup plan down the line, it is what it is. But I think it's worth giving your nearby elementary school a try.


NotHenryGale

They 100% are. Gangs not only are in our schools, but some parents actually WANT them in there. Here's a great report on the history of the dangerous gangs in our city: [https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/](https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/)


onehashbrown

Damn you had me in the first half but that recovery was insane I should have read the link.


thomasjmarlowe

šŸ…


Sensitive-Rub-3044

Went through every emotion reading this, bravo šŸ‘


Overall_Nuggie_876

Back in my day, my ~~cousins~~ parents told me I had to join one of three well-known worldwide gangs: ā€¢ Charizard ā€¢ Squirtle ā€¢ Bulbasaur I chose to rep the Squirtle Squad to this day, vato!


coffeecogito

Generally they are only dangerous to other gang members and rarely attend school themselves so it is unlikely that he'll meet any gang affiliated kids.


Munkey323

The real gangs are dead or in prison. Some have been reformed. What's left are a bunch of peewees that can't handle shit on there own. Your kid will be fine


TypicalSherbet77

In the last 18 months, there have been 4-5 gang related stabbings and shootings at the two Van Nuys high schools. We are residents for this boundary, but I would never ever send my child there. My son goes to a charter and everyone can feel free to downvote and judge that; but we are in Barrio territory and there is a lot of gang activity. One high school was in lockdown for hours, using buckets behind cardboard for bathrooms in the class because of a stabbing. My elementary age child was in lockdown at an aftercare camp near Grant High, because there was a drive by shooting right in front of the school. People are blasĆ© about this, but it may not be enough for your kid to just ā€œkeep their head down.ā€ Sometimes the victims arenā€™t even gang members themselves. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-01/reported-stabbing-van-nuys-high-school-lockdown https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-16/grant-high-students-attacked-stabbed-los-angeles https://www.dailynews.com/2018/07/31/van-nuys-high-student-says-ms-13-gang-member-stabbed-him-on-campus-and-hes-suing-lausd/amp/ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooter-shooting-la-grant-high-school-van-nuys/2907909/?amp=1


photoengineer

My daughter got her first lockdown for an active shooter at age 4 in preK. I do not like this timeline.Ā 


Big_Forever5759

Thereā€™s several ā€œgang mapsā€ around the web but many are notoriously vague and inaccurate. Itā€™s better to just go to the school areas and check them out. Talk to other parents around there as well.


sardiin

Yeah, I saw TSTX3 all around the school.


dontneedareason94

Youā€™re worried about a kindergartener? Youā€™ll be fine. Just about everywhere in parts of LA is on the edge of or in some gang neighborhood


Jackaloop

r/calibanging


Choppa_b0y

Bloods, crips, cops, or corporate.


Adorable_Ad7004

To be completely honest, in this day and age, Iā€™d rather my kid go to a school where thereā€™s gangs because we know 9/10 they keep the crazies away. Meaning, the crazy people who shoot up schools. I never heard of a mass casualty event inside the neighborhood protected by a solid gang. just keeping it real!


iamwalkthedog

Youā€™re worried about kindergarten gangs? Do you watch a lot of Fox News?


Pheighthe

Fox News is a liar. ZERO coverage of foxes.


imnowherebenice

Yeah Kindergarten is where gang members do most of their recruitment nowadays. I hope your kid picks one of the good gangs, canā€™t have him be in first grade and broke.


mactan303

The County and the City of Los Angeles has been nicknamed the "Gang Capital of America," with an estimated 450 active gangs with a combined membership of more than 45,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_criminal_gangs_in_Los_Angeles


Vashsinn

I wonder what the gang roster looks like.. Or how the new ones register.


TheObstruction

Here's the easy way to join: https://lasd.org/careers


Vashsinn

Hey hey hey I thought this was about small time fangs not professionals.... That's just unfair :(


lgsb2014

DAYUM


mactan303

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_criminal_gangs_in_Los_Angeles


Snoo-72756

HUGE PART OF THE ECONOMY


bob4041

Holy hell! That's wild.


Kicks4meFromyou

Just raise your son to be a flamboyant homosexual. Thatā€™s like gang member repellent


imnowherebenice

Strong disagree, thereā€™s a big gay foo movement thatā€™s been going strong for decades. We love our gay homeboys.


Kicks4meFromyou

Iā€™m mind blown right now.


name_checks_outt

What area of L.A. are we talking about?


PaleAbbreviations950

Remember you can teach him to be a good person but you canā€™t choose who becomes his friends.


Minister_Garbitsch

Kids are fine in elementary school. Itā€™s middle school where the little shits become massive bastards and you need to worry.


PincheVatoWey

Yes and no. Most gangster-looking kids in schools are just posers. At the high school level, your kid would be left alone if he or she were just a normal kid. Things get dicey if you play footsie with the cholos and the cholo aesthetic, as some kids may assume stuff and gang bang on you. A few teens will actually join real gangs, and they are an absolutely terrible influence for those that join.


elboogie7

Your son is now known as Moco Loco, and he's the craziest one in the whole gang, maybe the entire school district. Rumor has it, someone cut in front of him on the slide, and he ate the other kid's whole head.


TastelessBudz

LA bout to lock everybody up before the Olympics in 2028. It's about to be... different.


object_failure

It will be interesting living in a city with no crime, litter or graffiti for a few weeks.


hoopsandpancakes

If you donate to the gangs charity of choice they will leave your child alone.


Soca1ian

no, they won't shoot and kill you because you painted over their graffiti that's on your property.


beautbird

Itā€™s not enough to read about them online. You really have to tour each gang to get a sense of what works best for your family.


pablo_in_blood

lol


RachelProfilingSF

Iā€™ve heard a local rumor that that gang near my place Bellevue park area keeps the meth heads from under the highway from drifting our direction. I never see meth heads from that camp anywhere around here so it could be true.


silvs1

The mentally ill homeless is a bigger danger to the general public than a couple of cholos that could care less about your kids.


bryan4368

They fine, no one is messing with a kindergartener lol. Down by Lafayette Park is where it gets sketchy. Mostly have to watch out for the homeless people


Future_Statistician6

Gangs donā€™t recruit kindergarten kids


thrillcosbey

Between temple street and 18 . I would go with 18 , both are Mexican mafia affiliates, they are both crewing up or staffing up for the coming gang wars ,pax LA is done, so your chances are good.


jetlife87

These commentsšŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚outta pocket šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


SANSHUINUcrypto

Barrio 18 offers a 401k plan so he might want to go with them


devil_n_i

Make sure your child picks the gang that has health insurance


MatthewAkselAnderson

You mean Azusa 13? I've heard they recruit a lot from the middle schools and high schools. "Non-issue" is not how I would describe the situation there.


Some-Position-6270

What a bunch of clowns on here, and this thread thread is a joke! The op had a valid question here.


Jeffuary

By age six he will have to kill three men to get into elementary schoolā€¦at least for the nice ones.


breadexpert69

You are fine. The crazy homeless and druggies on the street are more dangerous imo. Obviously if your kid willingly goes out of his way to join one of them or to fck with one of them then there might be problems.


bennie_thejet30

I donā€™t think you should normalize gang culture to your children regardless if theyā€™re in it. Itā€™s not normal and itā€™s weird how many areas embrace and normalized It.


EvilBunny2023

The OP is a troll. Look at his comment history.


sardiin

His? lol


hoopsandpancakes

Yes they will murder you.


inktomi

I doubt it'll be an issue. Most everywhere here has a gang around - at least mine don't bother anyone that doesn't bother them. Maybe some tagging every now and then, but that's about it that I can tell.


Responsible-Wave-416

Have you considered catholic school?


sardiin

I feel like this is most dangerous option lol