I am speaking of juvenile gangs. As the nation grieves a terrible tragedy, another family grieves as equal a tragedy in their own circle, the loss of a young member of their family, full of life and promise, and not involved in any way with gang activity. Even as we hear the President and others speak of all out war against terrorism, we continue to let this form of national terrorism continue unabated. Make no mistake, gang killings of innocent people, for the only reason that they are not members of the organization doing the killing, is terrorism. As America makes a commitment to stamp out terrorism on the globe, let us not forget to address the issue that continues unabated on our own soil.
Gangs are terrorist cells.
There is no difference between them and the minions of Osama Bin Laden. It is obvious that we are now unconcerned with the rights of Osama Bin Laden and the rest of his organization, as we are planning to annihilate him and those associated with him. The same treatment should be put forth onto the gangs across our nation. These gangs and their terrorist activities have forfitted their rights as citizens and should be dealt with in the same manner as the terrorists who attacked us on Tuesday. Let us recognize this fact and as we work to stamp out terrorism once and for all, let us also work to stamp out gang terrorism once and for all.