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Life After Gangs? Unions Embrace Former Members

By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Mon May 21, 2007 at 01:01:36 AM EST
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The LA Times has an article today about how the unions in Los Angeles are accepting former gang members who have done prison time.

There's life after gangs. All they need is a chance. Kudos to the unions for providing it.

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    Life After Gangs? Unions Embrace Former Members | 9 comments (9 topical)

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    this will reduce gang violence (none / 0) (#1)
    by redfish on Mon May 21, 2007 at 06:10:37 AM EST
    more than anything the government could do

    School bus drivers included? (none / 0) (#2)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon May 21, 2007 at 08:17:04 AM EST

    Does this include the school bus driver's union?

    So what if it does?....n/t (none / 0) (#3)
    by kdog on Mon May 21, 2007 at 08:50:40 AM EST


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    Your child (none / 0) (#5)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon May 21, 2007 at 12:42:26 PM EST

    Would you like your child alone on a bus with a convicted child molester?

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    Sheesus (none / 0) (#6)
    by Peaches on Mon May 21, 2007 at 12:47:11 PM EST
    The article and Thread was about former gang members, not child molesters.

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    Read the post.... (none / 0) (#7)
    by kdog on Mon May 21, 2007 at 01:38:10 PM EST
    these aren't ex-con members of NAMBLA, they are former Bloods and Crips.

    I'd have no problem with a former gang-member driving my kid to school.  

    Besides, I don't think the school bus driver's past is any of my business, just how he performs the job is what would concern me.

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    Alone? (none / 0) (#8)
    by scarshapedstar on Mon May 21, 2007 at 02:27:03 PM EST
    It seems awfully wasteful to dedicate a bus to hauling one kid around. What happened to all the others?

    I guess they were all killed by the last bus driver...

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    first one on (none / 0) (#9)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon May 21, 2007 at 07:59:35 PM EST

    and last one off

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    This is good (none / 0) (#4)
    by VC on Mon May 21, 2007 at 12:23:01 PM EST
    I've known a few guys who have been released after doing 5-10 years in the pen. The ones who got good jobs in good companies are still out - going on over 10 years now. Theyre still working for the studios and the L.A. Times.

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