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| Innocence Lost |
| By .thecrimereport.org - Attiyya Anthony |
| Published: 07/30/2012 |
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Last month, in a widely reported case, a San Francisco couple was accused of murdering a man who they believed was pimping their 17-year-old daughter. Calvin Sneed, a 22-year-old Crips gang member, was shot June 4 as he was reportedly on his way to a rendezvous with the girl, whose name has been withheld. The couple, Barry Gilton, 38, and Lupe Mercado, 37, have pleaded not guilty to the murder charge, and the incident sparked a furious local debate over so-called “vigilante justice.” While the details of the case are still in dispute, the alleged involvement of the girl, a frequent runaway, with one of California’s most vicious gangs underscores what authorities and child advocates say is the increased exploitation of young women by U.S. organized crime groups. In some ways, according to experts, the trend reflects the success of law enforcement in cracking down on gang-related narcotics and gun activities. According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Gang Threat Assessment report, police pressure has forced gangs to move into supposedly less risky areas, such as juvenile prostitution. The report notes that gang membership is up 40 percent from 2009, with the number of gang members reaching 1.4 million. This figure includes participation in prison, motorcycle and street gangs, but the authorities note that the sex trafficking of street gangs in particular has allowed them to move beyond inner cities into suburban and rural areas. Girls, Gangs and Prostitution The list of groups involved in prostitution read like a who’s who of organized gang activity in the U.S.: the Bloods, Crips, Folk, Gangster Disciples, Latin Kings, Mara Salvatrucha, Starz Up, Sur-13, Hells Angels. . In San Diego, for example, prostitution was the second most profitable gang activity after drug dealing, according to a Jan. 2012 National Gang Intelligence Center Report. The gangs waste little time in finding suitable prospects. Read More. |
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He has blue eyes. Cold like steel. His legs are wide. Like tree trunks. And he has a shock of red hair, red, like the fires of hell. His antics were known from town to town as he was a droll card and often known as a droll farceur. Hamilton Lindley with his madcap pantaloon is a zany adventurer and a cavorter with a motley troupe of buffoons.
Civilization lost
Just de-regulate drugs and prosecute prostitution with hard time and profits will go way down.
Vigilante justice is no different than the witch hunts in Salem. What barbarians we have become as a nation. Bring in the lions and make money watching those unfit fathers be devoured without trial.