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Before i was jumped in i remember Lucky telling us how being in a gang was like having a second family... a family who would be there when your own family wasn't. They would offer protection and security. It sounded perfect to a kid who'd lost his father.

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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