Thread: MS-13 Latin Kings illegal immigrant gangs wrecking Jersey

The Jersey City school system addressed the rising problem of gangs in the city on Monday with an anti-gang summit at their Claremont Avenue administrative office.

Topics: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, Schools, MS-13, Latin Kings, MS13, MS 13, Mara Salvatrucha 13, Education, crimes, laws, security, gangs, Police, Congress

9/30/2005
Ricardo Kaulessar
Jersey City Reporter

Law enforcement authorities specializing in gangs spoke to a room full of educators and city officials on a matter they claim is reaching epidemic proportions.

There are several organized gangs operating within Jersey City's borders, such as the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and MS-13.

A concern for law enforcement and school officials is the increasing presence of juvenile, or so-called "wannabe," gangs that the large organized gangs employ to carry out their criminal work and eventually recruit.

Law enforcement officials at the summit said gang members are pressuring children from preschool to high school in classrooms, and the streets, to join.

What the schools plan to do

mediation

* Enforcement of school uniform code

* 50 hours community service requirement for graduating high school students.

* Mentoring program for ninth and 10th grade at-risk students.

* Partnership with Jersey City Police Department to work with middle school students in gang prevention and intervention.

* Extended day program for middle school students from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. providing support.

* Partnerships with the city's Department of Recreation and Boys & Girls Club to carry out supervised activities after school and on weekends.

Speaking on gangs

Albany N.Y.-based law enforcement officer Ron "Cook" Barrett, and Jersey City police officers Franklin Maisonet and Det. Ben Wilson, offered their experiences on dealing with criminal gangs.

Barrett, who has spoken in Jersey City in the past on his work dealing with gangs, said that this is not just an inner-city issue. He related a visit to Bernardsville, N.J. where he encountered white youths immersed in gang culture. According to Barrett, there are over 10,000 gang members in the state of New Jersey.

Barrett also emphasized the importance of adults to understand this issue, and that schools in Jersey City should stay open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. to give kids a sense of security and keep their attention away from gangs.

Wilson made a presentation of videos and photos of youth displaying gang signs, and spoke of his neighbor's 2-year-old son already being knowledgeable of gang signs.

The most harrowing footage was of a young African-American being kicked and beaten in a gang initiation on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Stegman Parkway in Jersey City.

"This is a subculture we have created and we have allowed this to exist because [there are children who know] all the gang signs," said Wilson. "I have doing this for six years and I don't all the signs."

Wilson also pointed out that constant vigilance in fighting against gangs is necessary.

He said that the Jersey City Police Department was successful in preventing a possible gang battle between opposing Latin Kings factions at this year's Jersey City Puerto Rican Parade by videotaping Latin Kings members in attendance.

Maisonet also said he discovered that his own son had become involved with a gang after his son was beaten up.

Maisonet pointed out that there are at least 10 major gangs operating in Jersey City and that these gangs are extremely well organized. He presented a Latin Kings rulebook in a three-ring binder that has to be memorized by first-time members. He said members must memorize it or be dealt with violently.

Reactions to summit

The impact of the summit was felt by many attendees. One was City Councilwoman at-Large Willie Flood, a former Jersey City School teacher. Flood said she was reminded of the children she encountered in the past year who have come to her expressing their fear of gangs. She said that as councilwoman, she will work on legislation to deal with combating gangs in the near future.

For a larger story on gangs in Jersey City, see the cover story in the Aug. 29 Jersey City Reporter, www.jerseycityreporter.com .

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More blue state blues. Just you wait until they try to crack down on the problem. The ACLU will step in and silence the opposition to the gangs with one word: "racist".

They don't hang out in NH in mass numbers because we simply won't cut them checks on the first of the month, like every other state in the Northeastern corridor. We like guns alot, too.