{"quotes":[{"text":"The leaders at that time believed so much in protecting the name and the reputation of the gang, that I along with one or two other individuals who were still in school who were trusted, responsible, and ready were given weapons to take to school to make sure that if anything arises, the matter would be dealt with properly. They made sure that even if their presence were not there during a fight, we were in a position to properly defend ourselves. Troit Lynes, former death row inmate of Her Majesty Prison.","author":"Drexel Deal","tags":["back-up-plan","brand-name","carrying-weapons","community-policing","forward-thinking","gang-addiction","gang-intervention","gang-leaders","gang-members","gang-pride","position-to-win","protecting-your-name","protection","ready","ready-for-action","rebellion-raiders","reliable","reputation","school-gangs","strategy","strong","support","trust","turf-wars","violence-addiction"],"id":87375,"author_id":"Drexel+Deal"},{"text":"Giving these lil’ fellas a gun was important to keep the name of the Rebellions strong, because whenever the name drops, it’s only a matter of time before someone kicks your door in. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members.","author":"Drexel Deal","tags":["back-up-plan","brand-name","carrying-weapons","community-policing","forward-thinking","gang-addiction","gang-intervention","gang-leaders","gang-members","gang-pride","position-to-win","protecting-your-name","protection","ready","ready-for-action","rebellion-raiders","reliable","reputation","school-gangs","strategy","strong","support","trust","turf-wars","violence-addiction"],"id":105314,"author_id":"Drexel+Deal"},{"text":"You have to respect a person for what he can do, and you can’t judge him to the fella who shoots ten people who feels nothing, goes to jail and come out and shoots ten more. You have to make people feel that whatever you are good at, we appreciate and respect you for that. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand membersRespecting people, coaching, gang recruitment, gang membership, gang leaders, street code, street life, gang involvement, team members, self-esteem, self-confidence, feeling respected, feeling wanted, feeling good feeling apart, Rebellions-Raiders, Rebellion RaidersYou have to respect a person for what he can do, and you can’t judge him to the fella who shoots ten people who feels nothing, goes to jail and come out and shoots ten more. You have to make people feel that whatever you are good at, we appreciate and respect you for that. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members.","author":"Drexel Deal","tags":["coaching","feeling-good-feeling-apart","feeling-respected","feeling-wanted","gang-involvement","gang-leaders","gang-membership","gang-recruitment","rebellion-raiders","rebellions-raiders","respecting-people","self-confidence","self-esteem","street-code","street-life","team-members"],"id":145331,"author_id":"Drexel+Deal"},{"text":"When I first went to prison, I made the best out of it. From the streets, I was hearing reports of Rebellions going to prison and getting do in [beat up]. Our fellas had no say, couldn’t even open up their mouths. When I went up there for the first time, I turned that prison into a place that everyone could say that the Rebellions were running it after that. I wouldn’t say I did it alone, but I help set the groundwork to give the Rebellions a say in prison. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members.","author":"Drexel Deal","tags":["gang-leaders","gang-life","gangsters","influence","jail","prison","rebellion-raiders","street-fame"],"id":433431,"author_id":"Drexel+Deal"},{"text":"I was sitting down hanging with the fellas them just for the girls, because really and truly this was bugging me. How could these fellas have the finest girls in the community, and they don’t work, they don’t have any money. Anytime something has to be purchased they would say, ‘Man, Scrooge, throw the blow; buy this and buy that.’So we were sitting on a car one day. They were out to a disco the night before and this fella got chopped or stabbed. I didn’t know anything about it until the fellas came around looking for KC the next day. These fellas just yuck out their guns and started busting shots, and everybody just break off running for their lives. Afterwards I mumbled to myself that these are some crazy fellas. They just came shooting for no reason. The funny thing about it is this: guns were not even that common on the streets then. We’re talking around 1987, 1988. I believe the fella who fired those shots at us, goes by the nickname Dog and he lives in the US now.I said to Ada, ‘What kind of thing this is? I mean, these fellas came and just started shooting.’ That sent a whole new way of thinking in my mind. Prior to that, I was just a person going to work, coming home, and chilling. I just happened to be sitting there one day. They didn’t know me and they didn’t care who I was. I never used to even be with KC and them. I just happened to be there that day. If I had known that those fellas were crazy like that, to come shooting at whoever they saw, I wouldn’t have been there hanging with KC and them. After that, my whole mindset changed. It was either shoot or be shot. Scrooge, former leader of the Rebellion Raiders street gang that once boasted of having some ten thousand members.","author":"Drexel Deal","tags":["bystander","disco","finest-girls","formation-of-gangs","gang-initiation","gang-involvement","gang-leaders","gang-life","gang-shooting","hanging-out","joining-a-gang","mindset","night-clubs","rebellion-raiders","shoot-or-be-shot","shooting","youngster-to-monster"],"id":453640,"author_id":"Drexel+Deal"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":5,"pages":1}}