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aaronvol

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I work with kids who are involved in gangs and who have come through the system. I am about 99.99% sure this is gang related. That may sound far-fetched to some of you who are not familiar with how it works, but I am willing to bet my house on it. It was probably an initiation into a gang. I would not be surprised if a "petty crime" was the way in and that the driver of the car (female) was one of the gang's ladies. It happens all the time and this screams gang related.

This is so sad...way beyond football. These kids pretty much just ruined their lives for street cred.
 
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aaronvol said:
I work with kids who are involved in gangs and who have come through the system. I am about 99.99% sure this is gang related. That may sound far-fetched to some of you who are not familiar with how it works, but I am willing to bet my house on it. It was probably an initiation into a gang. I would not be surprised if a "petty crime" was the way in and that the driver of the car (female) was one of the gang's ladies. It happens all the time and this screams gang related.

This is so sad...way beyond football. These kids pretty much just ruined their lives for street cred.
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I'd seriously consider a career change. :lolabove:
 
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aaronvol said:
I work with kids who are involved in gangs and who have come through the system. I am about 99.99% sure this is gang related. That may sound far-fetched to some of you who are not familiar with how it works, but I am willing to bet my house on it. It was probably an initiation into a gang. I would not be surprised if a "petty crime" was the way in and that the driver of the car (female) was one of the gang's ladies. It happens all the time and this screams gang related.

This is so sad...way beyond football. These kids pretty much just ruined their lives for street cred.
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Not buying that even half price.
 
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Get real man, I have lived in the inner streets all my life and this was nothing short of some stupid high idiots.
 
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aaronvol said:
I work with kids who are involved in gangs and who have come through the system. I am about 99.99% sure this is gang related. That may sound far-fetched to some of you who are not familiar with how it works, but I am willing to bet my house on it. It was probably an initiation into a gang. I would not be surprised if a "petty crime" was the way in and that the driver of the car (female) was one of the gang's ladies. It happens all the time and this screams gang related.

This is so sad...way beyond football. These kids pretty much just ruined their lives for street cred.
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Yeah,I heard about this.It's some sort of recruiting gang problem they have in Knoxville.
 
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aaronvol said:
Sorry...it's gonna probably be true...but never talked about publicly.
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I actually thought about that earlier. Gangs have affiliations all over the country, and it certainly could have been possible that someone requested that that Nuke rob someone to prove he was still part of the gang. Who knows?
 
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Maybe I need to update my "gang knowledge", but why would a rising star football player have any interest in being part of a gang? But who knows, you could very well be right.
 
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davethevol said:
I actually thought about that earlier. Gangs have affiliations all over the country, and it certainly could have been possible that someone requested that that Nuke rob someone to prove he was still part of the gang. Who knows?
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Most people have no clue...but Dave, you are probably right in some regards. Many people here are too sheltered to know what really goes on even in little Knoxville. These kids often come froma very very different world than those of us who spend our time on VolNation...totally different world.
 
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How about we all just wait to hear the facts instead of spreading speculations and pointless rumors.
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aaronvol said:
I work with kids who are involved in gangs and who have come through the system. I am about 99.99% sure this is gang related. That may sound far-fetched to some of you who are not familiar with how it works, but I am willing to bet my house on it. It was probably an initiation into a gang. I would not be surprised if a "petty crime" was the way in and that the driver of the car (female) was one of the gang's ladies. It happens all the time and this screams gang related.

This is so sad...way beyond football. These kids pretty much just ruined their lives for street cred.
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Yes, most Div. I athletes with aspirations of going to the NFL leave their home state, move hundreds of miles away, and promptly join a street gang. Perfect logic.:eek:lol:
 
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aaronvol said:
Most people have no clue...but Dave, you are probably right in some regards. Many people here are too sheltered to know what really goes on even in little Knoxville. These kids often come froma very very different world than those of us who spend our time on VolNation...totally different world.
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Absolutely. Usually gang crime doesn't affect your everyday citizen, but when it does people are quick to dismiss it as gang-related.
 
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TreeEmSmokey said:
Maybe I need to update my "gang knowledge", but why would a rising star football player have any interest in being part of a gang? But who knows, you could very well be right.
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I work with some guys who went to play B-Ball in college...and are gang related (not playing B-Ball anymore of course). It is not a thing outside of college sports...it is a culture engrained in them with home/music/environment...it has no boundaries. there are professional athletes who are gang related. To join a gang one usually has to perform a crime.
 
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OK I get this thread now, their black and commited a robbery therefore their in a gang. OK got it now.:eek:lol:
 
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This actually makes a little more sense than the crap I read earlier. I joined a gang when I was 13 years old and didn't leave until I went to college. Gangs are "family" in the streets, and with no father figure around and mom is always at work, no body is there to tell you any different. Teachers don't care because they see it all the time. But, these guys were on the road to a future better than the streets. In the streets, that wouldn't be respected, that would be considered, stupid. I haven't met a gang banger that wouldn't rather be playing football for a living, rather than being on the corner with a gun under your belt
 
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TreeEmSmokey said:
Maybe I need to update my "gang knowledge", but why would a rising star football player have any interest in being part of a gang? But who knows, you could very well be right.
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The social place of gangs is extremely complex. In a 18-24 year old's mind it goes far beyond what you might realize. For some, it becomes their surrogate family and support system. Would you turn your back on your family for $10 million? That's how some feel about the gang they belong to. If they turn their back on them, they are a sellout. Its easy to sit here and say they should make better decisions but when that's all they've known, its tough. I'm not saying its right or trying to make excuses. It is a reality of their world and I don't envy the choices they have to make.
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kiffinator13 said:
Yes, most Div. I athletes with aspirations of going to the NFL leave their home state, move hundreds of miles away, and promptly join a street gang. Perfect logic.:eek:lol:
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You obviously didn't see ESPN's Outside the Lines on this issue. You would be floored to know how many college and pro athletes are in gangs. UT's had their share and one was on the ESPN story.
 
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I don't know if any of this is gang related or just young kids who really did not consider how their future's could be altered by some ridiculous behavior. But I do know, that I won't dismiss the idea as crazy, because if it was a crazy thought; then we wouldn't have three volunteers players in lockup on armed robbery charges. Just Saying
 
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I doubt it's as much gang related as it is drug related. The two are very frequently one in the same, but just my opinion, this smells like a drug deal gone bad.
 
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