The most dangerous gang now a days Mara Salvatrucha 13

By junior Macias
Mara Salvatrucha 13 is the nation is number one gang that is so violent, and here are some reason’s why they should stop this gang. The reason I think they need to stop the Mara Salvatrucha 13 is that it is a gang that doesn’t have any respect for anything. They will take out anybody in their way even police. It is a gang, which really doesn’t have laws; they only have their own code. They are spreading from El Salvador to LA and across the United States. Mara Salvatrucha 13 are well organized and deadly. La Mara a street name in San Salvador and the Salvatrucha are guerillas who fought in El Salvador’s bloody civil war. Mara Salvatrucha 13 were organized in Los Angeles in the late ’80s.The gang’s purpose was to defend Salvadoran immigrants from being fronted by other L.A. street gangs. Like other street gang that was created to defend there own Hispanics. They’re now are a gang that takes territory. MS-13 was quickly growing into other Salvadoran communities. They will also violently defend their turf against other gang that might take away some of their turf. Gang members sometimes wear blue and white, colors taken from the national flag of El Salvador. MS13 can also tattoo their gang sign in their body and even face.

MS-13 has expanded from California to Alaska, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Washington, D.C., and Florida. The gangs have also been exported back to Central America. In the newspaper two people were found murdered miles apart in Nassau County, N.Y. Police found out that it was the Mara Salvatrucha 13 who killed them and also found out that MS13 were sending a message to its members. The message they send said, "If you are not loyal, you are dead."
They say that back then MS-13 wasn’t well recognized in the East Coast, because it wasn’t well organized. Law officers reported that gang members from across the country have come together to unite with affiliated groups in the East Coast. The leaders of these gangs are now coming from as far away as California and even from El Salvador.

Finding their territory in Los Angeles and New York police and even politicians are now aware of the impact of MS-13 is violence and criminals. They’ve taken action and the results were not strong enough, but at least these cities realized that MS-13 is a problem. The leaders of MS-13 are not stupid, because Once it gets too hot with the police in LA and New York, they move to a new turf to control, choosing Midwest and South and cities where gangs are not an issue and local officers are in unaware.

The Salvadoran immigrants are the U.S second highest population of immigrants. When MS-13 moves into a new community it shows its presence with violence. Back then gang members from other areas would join the new gang by being jumped in. The gang’s have become more violent, because now in order to get your letters or gang symbols tattooed on you, you have to also put in some violent act to show your proven worthy.

MS-13 violence is not restricted to civilians, rival gang members, gang traitor or cops. Threats against police officers, known to gang members as green light notices and have increased so much in the past few years that the Virginia Gang Association have warned officers in Virginia and States to the north and south to be aware of MS-13 members. The gang is violent and it has attacked and will continue to attack anyone who gets in its way even police officers. Today the police department in all states to get young kids involved in the gang awareness so the kids won’t get into gangs.