Now it happens here. Our gang problem is growing. The statistics bear that out, but more importantly, we can feel it happening. And it's affected nearly all of us. A colleague has a daughter who goes to high school in fear every day because gang members have threatened and harassed her.
Gangs rule by fear.
Fear is the invisible graffiti . . . If a person feels fear, that person is not entirely free. And the value and quality of life are measurably diminished. Let me read part of a letter I received from a Utah father . . Last Friday night, in this quiet little community, there was a gang shoot-out.