![]() In Polk County, Florida alone, there are 30 active gangs with nearly 5,000 members. Unfortunately, these problems are hitting very close to home. These stories show that the gang and drug life are very real problems that America’s teens are facing today, but we often times assume they are located in big cities. He began to sell drugs so that his family would be able to eat and joined a gang where he was the mastermind behind an entire crime ring all of these things happening while he was still a teenager. As a child of poverty, this set off a chain of events which led to David being arrested 13 times before the age of 20. When he was only eleven years old he was arrested for the first time for shop lifting. David Lee Windecher grew up in the streets of Miami. We hear stories, like David Lee Windecher’s story, of gangs and drug wars. One thing many of us are uncomfortable speaking up about is crime, especially when it involves our young people. ![]()
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