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Anonymous wrote: They will not even consider Blair or Paint Branch as they say their friends have cited Gang issues at those two schools. Does anyone have any experience with these issues?

OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

The recently caught I ripped out a guy’s heart after stabbing him 100 times guy literally looks like a baby.
Is anyone else afraid to go to Westfield Wheaton or, say, the Wheaton KFC?

My youngest is 3. For years, I used to take the kids to Wheaton Regional Park on my own because I live just north of there. Honestly, I won’t take the kids alone anymore, unless I am meeting someone there or DH is with me. I will take them to Brookside Gardens, but Wheaton Regional has had too many issues recently.

I love Wheaton Reigonal, never had a moment of feeling unsafe there. When I stand on line to ride the train (my daughter's favorite activity) I think about how amazing it is to have people from so many different backgrounds and communities who are also in line to ride the train with us.

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Anonymous wrote: They will not even consider Blair or Paint Branch as they say their friends have cited Gang issues at those two schools. Does anyone have any experience with these issues?

OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

The recently caught I ripped out a guy’s heart after stabbing him 100 times guy literally looks like a baby.
Is anyone else afraid to go to Westfield Wheaton or, say, the Wheaton KFC?

My youngest is 3. For years, I used to take the kids to Wheaton Regional Park on my own because I live just north of there. Honestly, I won’t take the kids alone anymore, unless I am meeting someone there or DH is with me. I will take them to Brookside Gardens, but Wheaton Regional has had too many issues recently.

Totally agree. I used to run the trails there with friends and we don't meet there anymore because we're scared of coming across gang members. I will not take my kids there under any circumstance. Agree that Brookside is okay -for now.

And it's a huge shame! Because they just redid the playground there a few years ago! It's fine on weekends, in the mornings when there are tons of families. But I'd be hesitant to go in the afternoon, or after school alone. Plus, that trail that goes from Wheaton Regional to the Brookside back fence is pretty secluded. I never had felt uncomfortable there say, 6-7 years ago.

And before people say the gangs don't want me and my kids - I still don't want to be around if something happens. There have been too many incidents there to take the risk.

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Anonymous wrote:OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

PP I'm the teacher quoted above. If you have real-life gang experience or have worked with data on gang activity, please do share it.

WTF? Do you read the news? I live in Silver Spring and the gang related stories (the past three years especially) have been gruesome and scary. Where do you live that you do not think MS-13 is a problem in MCPS and the county as a whole?

^^No way I'd want my child sitting in a classroom with a kid who parcipated/was present in a murder. The gangs do these things together. That's why it's referred to as a "gang".

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Anonymous wrote:OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

PP I'm the teacher quoted above. If you have real-life gang experience or have worked with data on gang activity, please do share it.

The killings recently covered on the news. The 15 year old girl who was tortured and then murdered by 10+ kids. The victim participated in a killing a month before. The man discovered stabbed 100 times and dismembered: 10+ people participated in that. The person arrested looks like an innocent boy.

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Anonymous wrote: They will not even consider Blair or Paint Branch as they say their friends have cited Gang issues at those two schools. Does anyone have any experience with these issues?

OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

The recently caught I ripped out a guy’s heart after stabbing him 100 times guy literally looks like a baby.
Is anyone else afraid to go to Westfield Wheaton or, say, the Wheaton KFC?

My youngest is 3. For years, I used to take the kids to Wheaton Regional Park on my own because I live just north of there. Honestly, I won’t take the kids alone anymore, unless I am meeting someone there or DH is with me. I will take them to Brookside Gardens, but Wheaton Regional has had too many issues recently.

Totally agree. I used to run the trails there with friends and we don't meet there anymore because we're scared of coming across gang members. I will not take my kids there under any circumstance. Agree that Brookside is okay -for now.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently not. Yesterday I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking place at the Wheaton mall and eventually just gave up and went home.

But the question is how many of them where locals and how many people traveled to go there from nicer areas.

I AM the local. I live within a mile of Wheaton mall in a lovely neighborhood full of middle class families. Local news should not be anyone's only source of information on an area.

20 Hispanics in a house is not middle class

So you are disputing that my large community of friends and neighbors exists? And you're doing it from 10 miles away in "North Potomac" or something?

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Anonymous wrote:OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

PP I'm the teacher quoted above. If you have real-life gang experience or have worked with data on gang activity, please do share it.

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Anonymous wrote: They will not even consider Blair or Paint Branch as they say their friends have cited Gang issues at those two schools. Does anyone have any experience with these issues?

OP I taught at a school with a gang presence. It's true that the average student wouldn't know who was a gang member unless they were told. And that the unsafe situations we heard about all took place off school grounds, and after school hours. During school, if you were sitting next to a gang member in class, you were talking about how the homework went, and when is the upcoming test. Just like the other kids. What gang issues the friends did the friends cite? By the way, when I was teaching, recruitment was done mostly at the middle school level.

That is so sad. That shows they are still kids that can be saved.

I'm the PP you quoted. Yes.

These "kids" routinely torture and kill other kids. They do it in groups of 10 or more. They look llike kids, but they are not innocent. Their youthful appearance makes them even more dangerous, imo.

The recently caught I ripped out a guy’s heart after stabbing him 100 times guy literally looks like a baby.
Is anyone else afraid to go to Westfield Wheaton or, say, the Wheaton KFC?

My youngest is 3. For years, I used to take the kids to Wheaton Regional Park on my own because I live just north of there. Honestly, I won’t take the kids alone anymore, unless I am meeting someone there or DH is with me. I will take them to Brookside Gardens, but Wheaton Regional has had too many issues recently.

Anonymous wrote:idk why you all focus on the crime, that's a red herring. the real issue is all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they soak up at school, police, jails, social services ... and then they get to vote.

IMO, it’s everything! And the increase in crime also sucks up money. Like you said, jails, increased police presence. All in all, illegal immigration is a no win for anyone. Even a no win for the illegal immigrants themselves, IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently not. Yesterday I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking place at the Wheaton mall and eventually just gave up and went home.

But the question is how many of them where locals and how many people traveled to go there from nicer areas.

I AM the local. I live within a mile of Wheaton mall in a lovely neighborhood full of middle class families. Local news should not be anyone's only source of information on an area.

20 Hispanics in a house is not middle class

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently not. Yesterday I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking place at the Wheaton mall and eventually just gave up and went home.

But the question is how many of them where locals and how many people traveled to go there from nicer areas.

I AM the local. I live within a mile of Wheaton mall in a lovely neighborhood full of middle class families. Local news should not be anyone's only source of information on an area.

idk why you all focus on the crime, that's a red herring. the real issue is all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they soak up at school, police, jails, social services ... and then they get to vote.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently not. Yesterday I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking place at the Wheaton mall and eventually just gave up and went home.

But the question is how many of them where locals and how many people traveled to go there from nicer areas.

No, that's not a question anyone is asking.

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not. Yesterday I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a parking place at the Wheaton mall and eventually just gave up and went home.

But the question is how many of them where locals and how many people traveled to go there from nicer areas.