DiabetikCrysis t1_iu2sl3w wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:10 AM

Reply to comment by ResultedTag72 in Back in Town by banana_and_beans

I know, I'm just an internet person lol, but I'm unfortunately not making this up. There are active investigations into gangs and their dealings, including shootings downtown. Family member is a detective in SPD. Shit is real.

ResultedTag72 t1_iu2sokk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:10 AM

I'm not saying you're an internet person so it's a lie. I just live right here I would definitely hear gunshots or sirens. Far more than I do now

DiabetikCrysis t1_iu2u3i5 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:23 AM

Not trying to shove this down your throat, just showing you I'm not pulling this out of my ass lol: https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2006/02/19/do-we-have-a-gang-problem-police-admit-springfield-is/77200926/

That's from 3 years ago and the big ol' "Yet" disclaimer they have in there is toast. They're out there blastin' now. I ain't sayin' not to go out and have a good time. But keep your head on a swivel. :)

edit: LOL whoops! Typin' too fast! I meant to say 13 years but even that's wrong cuz I ain't too good at math! 16, 16 years ago haha. That's my point though, we had a problem that long ago, it's worse now.

Cloud_Disconnected t1_iu2yhyf wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:02 AM

I'm not disputing you because I don't know anything about the current situation. But I will say SPD has a history of chicken-littling about gang activity. There was a panic back in the nineties that was akin to the Satanic Panic about gangs. I remember that hats were banned in schools, as well as a lot of logos on shirts for being "gang-related," and it was 99% BS. It tends to crop up now and again in the paper and on the news.

Not saying you're wrong, just that I take it with a big grain of salt.

DiabetikCrysis t1_iu31ltk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:33 AM

Nothing wrong with questioning things! I would have never thought it was a problem myself if I hadn't been presented with this information by the detective. Not only that, I have a child the same age that went to school with some of the alleged perpetrators. Confirmed they were bad news, one of these "gang leaders" was expelled for bringing a firearm to school. I honestly didn't want to believe it either, but I got first hand accounts of the investigations and crime scenes. It's nuts. Trust me, I asked why in the world we don't hear about this on the news, whey there aren't more articles about it, if they knew their names why the hell they weren't just going and arresting them, etc, etc. Mostly it seems it's because... they just can't catch the little bastards with enough evidence to prosecute.