Reply #4: Gangs?

[onpatrol98]

I own a house in a neighborhood with gang problems. Sometimes they sell drugs down the street in sight of the local elementary school. The people who live in the neighborhoods want them rounded up and removed. You can literally see the dollars and bags trading hands. They consistently vandalize the buildings, paint their gang symbols on the local buildings, shoot up the area, and always find a way to return to their stomping ground. Some of the local businesses actually lock their doors UNTIL a customer comes and then lock the door behind them.

The people in the neighborhood want them gone. Guess who insists they have a right to group up and hang out on every street corner, in front of your house, or in front of your business....people who live somewhere else.

In my humble opinion, the ACLU hasn't got a clue. Some of the people in organizations like these, aren't having their garage doors painted with drug symbols immediately after each fresh coat of paint. They're not picking up the beer bottles after a little "uninvited" get together in your front yard. Their kids don't walk by drug deals on their way to school. And, they're not worried about getting shot while driving through their own neighborhood.

So, I'm sorry. I'm not a fan of the ACLU on this one.