NeonHowler

NeonHowler t1_j6bygsu wrote

These gangs literally originated from California. The war sent them to California and gang violence forced them to form their own gangs to protect themselves. Yes, the US made them hardened in the methods of organized crime.

When they were deported they brought their lifestyle back to a land of unemployed violent men, which allowed them to continue under a new banner.

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NeonHowler t1_j6b64gt wrote

American drug demand and weapon supply is absolutely a contribution. The war that the US supported and abandoned us after is absolutely a contribution.

That said, they’re gone and we’re having to clean this up for ourselves. They’re as human as the Nazi’s to most Salvadorans: only technically. It’s us or them at this point.

This isn’t heavy policing, this is a nornal war.

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NeonHowler t1_j6906zr wrote

The Salvadoran people suffer for generations and nobody extends a hand. As soon as they fight to defend themselves from these monsters, people show up thinking anyone is gonna care about their opinion.

There have been too many victims to expect a soft handed response to the gangs. If any nation wants to take them to their own prisons, they’ve already been told they’re free to do so.

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