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TV segment produced by: Stephanie Berger
Online story written by: Brook Furey
| Gang sites are creating enough of a stir for law enforce |
Detective Chuck Zeglin monitors the Internet for the L.A.P.D. gang unit and says
that, for the most part, gang sites are harmless and may not even be run by
real gangbangers. Zeglin doubts
online gangs could become a significant threat, because "gangs are a pretty
close-knit organization built around trust, friendship, and loyalty [which cannot
be replicated on the Internet]." Yet despite the fact that only about 10 percent of gang members
online are the real thing, Zeglin still doesn't take any chances and investigates all
potential problem sites.
Why? His biggest fear came true last year when the L.A.P.D. removed a gang site because it offered $1,000 to anyone who killed a police officer, and $2,000 for an L.A.P.D. officer.
MESSAGE FROM THE KILLERCOP: Little ol me, a gang, oh really, and "the L.A.P.D. removed" me?
Did they really "remove me," or is this a cop lie? Lets examine facts...
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