@SimeonChin & @Neo
It's a broad stereotypical picture in regards to street gangs that I caution against. Street gangs vary by location and structure. Yes a considerable amount of their membership is young & poor that's not the majority. You have street gangs that are well organized and involved in different activities.
Too many cases has and will continue to display that certain street gangs are criminal enterprises.
Yes thats true, actually a lot of these "gangs" should be considered as OC groups.
The now defunct street gang El Rukn recruited mainly from poor neighbourhoods and these guys were doing deals with Libyan officials for seven figure sums.
They started as a street gang, become an OC group then almost advanced to become a terrorist group.
