“Do you know the reason why fellas liked hanging around me? It is because I made them feel appreciated and respected. If you were a scary fella but you are good at stealing cars, then be good at that. This is where your respect is coming from. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members.” RespectAppreciationRebellionFriendshipsGangstersRebellion RaidersSense Of BelongingGang InterventionAt Risk YouthGang PreventionFeeling WantedSecond FamilyWanting To BelongFeeling AppreciatedGang RecruitmentStreet FamilySurrogate FamilyYouth GroupsFeeling SpecialGang LeaderReaching Young People Book:The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father Source: The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father
“The good part about these areas that we were taking over, was that all of them had parks where a lot of guys were just hanging out playing basketball. So I used those parks to make a good first impression with my gun, then I followed up with a speech presentation. At the end of the day, we were able to win over the entire park, and eventually their community….. It was as if these fellas from different areas were just waiting for this, because no one else was going around to them. No one else was telling them that they were needed, only us. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members” IncreaseHanging OutFirst ImpressionYouth MinistryBasketball CourtRebellion RaidersGang InterventionCrime PreventionYouth OutreachCommunity PolicingPolice OutreachFeeling WantedYouth ClubsFeeling NeededGang RecruitmentPlay GroundReaching Young PeopleYouth InvolvementCommunity ParksHand GunMassive GrowthReaching The YouthSpeech PresentationTaking Over The WorldYouth Crusade Book:The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father Source: The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father