Do you support teaching gang members military techniques?

[Onlooker]

Poll question: Do you support teaching gang members military techniques?

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gangs01.html

"The Gangster Disciples, Latin Kings and Vice Lords were born decades ago in Chicago's most violent neighborhoods. Now, their gang graffiti is showing up 6,400 miles away in one of the world's most dangerous neighborhoods -- Iraq.

"Armored vehicles, concrete barricades and bathroom walls all have served as canvasses for their spray-painted gang art. At Camp Cedar II, about 185 miles southeast of Baghdad, a guard shack was recently defaced with "GDN" for Gangster Disciple Nation, along with the gang's six-pointed star and the word "Chitown," a soldier who photographed it said.

"The graffiti, captured on film by an Army Reservist and provided to the Chicago Sun-Times, highlights increasing gang activity in the Army in the United States and overseas, some experts say.

[iconoclastic cat]

1. Yeah, this is going well.

DU scholars: Is there any historical precedent for using criminals as infantry? How'd it turn out?

[Jed Dilligan]

2. I voted yes

Because when they get home their bullets will finally hit each other instead of innocent bystanders.

[Monkeyman]

3. Yes there a record and when they came home oh crap

Chicago gangs were taken over by x Vietnam vets . All crap broke out in gang wars

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. I don't support teaching anyone military techniques.

How to kill people more efficiently is not a desirable course of study for humans.

[Demeter]

5. I Concur!

[RC]

6. I agree.

That is almost short enough for a bumper sticker

[rman]

7. No more or less than criminals, rapists, psychopaths

who end up in military service.

In your poll you forgot to put in the "other" option.

[Monkeyman]

8. As a veteran do not lump us all into this!

We had higher Standards when we went in. Now they are taken 4F's into the service. As to some saying don't teach how to kill. If I was not trained I would be dead and on the Wall Of Heroes Names in Washington. We do need a Military we don't need Bush and Company who do not give a crap who they take in. And don't care about those who dead and or wounded

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. In my most humble opinion

we need a military that is trained to protect America. Not fight in illegal pre-emtive wars.

[Monkeyman]

11. Agree whole heartly

War is never and option when its a bunch of lies

[Monkeyman]

12. Agree whole heartly

War is never and option when its a bunch of lies

[datasuspect]

10. the gang members exhibit excellent unit cohesiveness and high kill ratios

can't be all bad i guess from a military standpoint.

probably bad for the communities they come back to.