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Family Forum / Marriage / Marriage / November 2008Gang Initiation in Bay Area
"I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. He learned about this from the inmates in jail. Initiation started on April 24th and this is what they do: At a stop light/sign they will 'bump' your car. You will then get out to see what is going on then... they will shoot you. This is happening across the state. Everyone is a target, but mainly females." -L. Harris Detentions and Corrections Division Commander Oakland, CA Goodwill towards men? Vickie > "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in > Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Goodwill towards men? No, just people who like telling each other scary stories. This is an urban legend (with many, many variants over the years). See http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carbump.asp >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > This is an urban legend (with many, many variants over the years). > See http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carbump.asp Thanks Doug. I will pass on this info to the person who passed this on to me. By the way, not sure if you remember the incident that happened at our elementary school last year...a schizophrenic man that had wandered on campus and refused to leave, so the school took action by "locking down"? The school has started to build a fence around the property and I am not sure how I feel about it. I suppose it could be a good deterrent, but as it is only 41/2 feet high, does it really do the job? Vickie > >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in > >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > I suppose it could be a good deterrent, but as it is only 41/2 feet > high, does it really do the job? I know that schools like fences. I think part of the job a fence does for the school is make it easier to keep track of the _kids_. Which is reasonable since they do have responsibility for the kids. From my point of view the actual amount of stranger danger is not high enough to warrant raising the fear level by trying to fence people out - if it was my kids school I'd be more sympathetic to the idea of a fence to keep the kids in (for which 4 1/2 feet seems like it is probably enough). >> >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in >> >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > fence to keep the kids in (for which 4 1/2 feet seems like it is > probably enough). I suppose. Although I have not heard anything about kids wandering off campus. Vickie > >> >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in > >> >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > I suppose. Although I have not heard anything about kids wandering > off campus. Yes, this also seems to be a more theoretical concern than a real one. But at least I understand that whoever's job it is to keep an eye on kids in the playground might find that job easier with a fence. >> >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in >> >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > fence to keep the kids in (for which 4 1/2 feet seems like it is > probably enough). Its enough to keep dogs out of the playground, which might be another valid concern if there are people in the area who are casual about the leash laws. > "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in > Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > they will shoot you. This is happening across the state. Everyone is > a target, but mainly females." Y'know, after you've been on the 'net for a while, you're supposed to get used to seeing this stuff. http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carbump.asp Darren Provine ! kilroy@elvis.rowan.edu ! http://www.rowan.edu/~kilroy "If it was said on UseNet, it must be true." -- Marc Rassbach >> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in >> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carbump.asp Clearly my chain was pulled. Gullible is my middle name. Honestly I did not mean to stroke the paranoia beast. Thanks for the heads up. > Darren Provine ! kilroy@elvis.rowan.edu ! http://www.rowan.edu/~kilroy > "If it was said on UseNet, it must be true." -- Marc Rassbach Poo. I don't think I am *that* bad! Let's see.... I didn't post about waking up in a tub of ice with my kidneys stolen or Proctor and Gamble being run by the Church of Satan or sitting on a needle at the theatre and getting HIV. But there is always time. Vickie "I may not know much, but I know the difference between chicken sh.t and chicken salad." --L. Johnson >>> "I just got a call from a friend who is a prison guard at DVI in >>> Tracy, Ca. He wanted me to warn everyone about a new gang initiation. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >"I may not know much, but I know the difference between chicken sh.t and >chicken salad." --L. Johnson I used to answer consumer calls about P&G and Satan back in the early 80's, when you were probably just a youngin'. Amazing that old canard is still out there..... Barb |
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