TR>It's not all gloom and doom, there are ways of dealing with this problem, 
bu
  >they are complex and require heavily organized citizens willing to assist 
th
  >police. I posted this message to give you some idea what a gang infested
  >neighborhood might be like. It could be slightly better, or it could be 
much
  >worse. I really wanted you to think about what it would be like to deal 
with
  >something like this day in and day out. I thought it might be an 
interesting
  >discussion.
Excellent topic, Tom.  What do you think about a "Task Force" strategy
whereby the task force would move into such an area before the gang
has a chance to take over?  The task force could organize and inform
the citizens while taking police action to discourage the gang members.
CHARLES HUNTER
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