Why Teenagers Join Gangs
Many teenagers join gangs because they want to “earn money either to help their parents” (Hoover 20) or just to keep it for themselves. Joining a gang is easier than getting a job which is one reason why teens join gangs. Other teenagers join gangs because it runs in the family. Their family members may be in a gang which made they join a gang. This happens because they want to follow their family's footsteps. They just think that they should be involved in what their family is involved in. They might have seen that people in their family are in gangs and they want to be like them. If teens are near people that are in gangs they are most likely to join one. Some people join gangs because they do not feel protected. They think that if they join
a gang they will always be protected. They may be protected, but they are also in danger because people from other gangs may do something to them simply because they do not like them. Joining a gang can protect someone because they have a lot of people looking after them, but it also puts them in danger because people from other gangs are not gonna like them, and they are gonna try to do something to them. Sometimes teens join gangs because “their peers pressure them to do so” (Hoover 20). Instead of saying no to their peers they agree because they don’t want to seem as though they aren’t brave enough to join a gang. Nobody wants to be the person that is called names because they were not brave enough to do something dangerous or illegal which usually makes teens to do bad things. Teens also do these kinds of things because they want to be cool. Joining a gang may seem exciting to them which is another reason why they would do it. Many people do not think about it they just do it. It seem right for them to join a gang, but they might regret it later on. The rush of adrenaline they get may be the reason they do it. They could good about it, but they just put their life in danger.
a gang they will always be protected. They may be protected, but they are also in danger because people from other gangs may do something to them simply because they do not like them. Joining a gang can protect someone because they have a lot of people looking after them, but it also puts them in danger because people from other gangs are not gonna like them, and they are gonna try to do something to them. Sometimes teens join gangs because “their peers pressure them to do so” (Hoover 20). Instead of saying no to their peers they agree because they don’t want to seem as though they aren’t brave enough to join a gang. Nobody wants to be the person that is called names because they were not brave enough to do something dangerous or illegal which usually makes teens to do bad things. Teens also do these kinds of things because they want to be cool. Joining a gang may seem exciting to them which is another reason why they would do it. Many people do not think about it they just do it. It seem right for them to join a gang, but they might regret it later on. The rush of adrenaline they get may be the reason they do it. They could good about it, but they just put their life in danger.