They learn that there are really no positive things about being in gangs. They also learn that people can change if they're given the chance to change. But after talking to Mrs. King and everyone here, things turned around. If somebody would have let me know how the world works when I was younger, I would have been a different person. I wouldn't have been in a gang, or been in jail.
Nobody needs to be in a gang or sell drugs to be popular, or to have money.
The kids at No Dope Express all said that Mrs. King was a role model for them. They said she helped them with their problems and that she's like a second mother. There should be more people like that and more programs like No Dope Express. Then maybe we wouldn't have as many people getting killed from gangs. When you hear first-hand about what it's like to be in a gang it sort of wakes you up.