Should being in a Gang be illegal?

[LOOPY]

*Known criminal enterprises


*Should outwardly and knowingly being a member result in arrest?

*Like if you wearing a red rag out in public should that be the equivalent of having weed on you (pre legalization days)?


*Things that make you go hmmmmm?


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[Complexion]

Then you'd be banning politicians, presidents etc.. as they all rep the set.

 

[Jasonmask]

Already is dumbass wtf you think gang enhancement is

 

[Big Blue]

What do you think RICO is???

 

[DrBanneker]

Gangs by current definition almost never have fixed enrolled membership lists so proving affiliation outside of conviction for other criminal acts is hard.

Also unconstitutional and dangerous. This society would make two Black men talking in the living room a 'gang' if it could.

 

[DrBanneker]

What do you think RICO is???

For RICO enhancement you need to be charged with a federal racketeering crime first. Just being in an organization isn't illegal.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Then you'd be banning politicians, presidents etc.. as they all rep the set.

You beat me to it.

 

[Kornball The Conqueror]

No......

 

[...o3]

...not if the gang spreads love and positivity through the community.

 

[Big Blue]

For RICO enhancement you need to be charged with a federal racketeering crime first. Just being in an organization isn't illegal.

Yeah on paper, but all it takes to cross that barrier is to take your organized crimimal across state borders. Not difficult. RICO bar is low as it should be.

 

[vino]

Would lead to gross corruption by cops and judges. Innocent people would be doing time just for living in gang infested neighborhoods.

Would they arrest people riding a motorcycle with a leather vest too?

It just doesn’t make sense

 

[ChatGPT-5]

Trying to ban the police I see.

 

[Neuromancer]

Why would you need to be in a gang?

 

[NoirDynosaur]

Why would you need to be in a gang?

“Criminal gang” means a group or association of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having: (1) a common name or common identifying sign(s) or symbol(s), (2) an identifiable, overt or covert leadership, organizational or command structure, (3) as one of its primary activities the commission

A gang constitute of group of individuals largely dependent on that activity. Ever heard of hobbies? You can have gangs of musicians, artists, comedians, business men, etc. The commonality being recreational fun.

 

[ScoopNScore]

thought but funny how this place turned from when the Coli started to now, went from gangs being neighborhood protection ("warrior class") and tolerated to now asking if coincidentally walking around with colors should require police intervention a sign of the times or posters just growing up?