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Created by Bill Chalfant on February 16, 2007, 8:31 pm

Pennsylvania currently has no specific laws targeting gangs or gang members. HB326 was recently introduced and if passed would provide for the offenses of criminal gang activity and criminal gang solicitation and recruitment. The establishment of these statutes will allow police officers’ and the communities they serve to deal more effectively with this ever growing problem in several ways. 1st., and foremost, it will send the message to those involved in gangs that it is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated any longer. 2. Provide for a definition of what constitutes a gang; as well as establishing specific criteria required for identifying a person as a gang member. And in so doing, will establish a standard for all law enforcement throughout Pennsylvania; so that a gang and gang member in Erie, will be the same as a gang and gang member in Harrisburg.
3. All crimes have an identifying number (Uniform Crime Report) associated with them. Since there are no specific statutes dealing with gang crimes in Pennsylvania, there is no way to track the crimes that gangs and gang members commit (e.g. a person shot by a gang member is reported as an aggravated assault). An identifying gang crime report number would provide vital information to police and communities as to an increase or decrease in gang crimes; thereby allowing for an objective evaluation of enforcement, suppression and prevention efforts against them. 4. A recruitment/solicitation section would provide some measure of protection (and prevention) to those kids being approached, threatened or coerced into joining a gang. As well as those individuals that may want out of a gang, but fear retaliation and physical injury as a result.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU ARE A PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT IN FAVOR OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN MAKING THOSE INVOLVED IN GANG CRIMES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
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427 16 Jan 2008 - 19:09    Scott Schaeffer : Allentown needs this!
426 23 Dec 2007 - 1:28    Kris Albright : I support this bill and would like a copy sent to me.
425 21 Nov 2007 - 20:02    Marissa Koerbler :
424 15 Oct 2007 - 1:34    mikeh : i agree also communiation between poice stations and graffiti logs i dont live there but i support your efforts
423 9 Apr 2007 - 20:31    Eric E. Reese :
422 5 Apr 2007 - 17:21    Shawn Pugh :
421 4 Apr 2007 - 23:21    HEATHER EVANKO :
420 4 Apr 2007 - 23:07    ALEXIS ZELLEFROW :
419 4 Apr 2007 - 22:38    Bridgette Gigliotti :
418 3 Apr 2007 - 20:55    Eugene Zurybida :
417 26 Mar 2007 - 9:01    Adam Saul :
416 25 Mar 2007 - 20:12    Donna Ressler : We need our streets safe living in fear is not good.
415 25 Mar 2007 - 20:09    Robin Rynier : We need to make our streets safe again for ourselves and our children.
414 25 Mar 2007 - 13:41    Jason Leese :
413 24 Mar 2007 - 6:47    Denise Williams : Stop it before its entrenched in our communities
412 24 Mar 2007 - 3:30    Norma Enck :
411 22 Mar 2007 - 5:21    Anthony Durle :
410 21 Mar 2007 - 22:16    Lauren Herr :
409 21 Mar 2007 - 21:35    Bianca Cruz :
408 21 Mar 2007 - 18:20    Amanda Sheckard :
407 21 Mar 2007 - 1:04    Sandy McMinn :
406 20 Mar 2007 - 18:31    Robert Brown :
405 19 Mar 2007 - 20:13    Jay T. Livziey :
404 19 Mar 2007 - 6:35    Kenneth Brown, Jr :
403 17 Mar 2007 - 1:02    Raj Lall :
402 16 Mar 2007 - 10:37    Brett Graham :
401 14 Mar 2007 - 19:28    Thomas Berger :
400 15 Mar 2007 - 19:15    Roman Antochy Jr :
399 15 Mar 2007 - 16:54    Andre Alleyne :
398 13 Mar 2007 - 16:26    Timothy L Winton :
397 14 Mar 2007 - 0:33    Julie Rutt :
396 13 Mar 2007 - 21:19    Gary Verna : Give the streets back to the decent people
395 13 Mar 2007 - 19:38    John Cancelliere :
394 12 Mar 2007 - 21:19    Joe Maloney :
393 12 Mar 2007 - 20:21    Allen P. Joyce :
392 12 Mar 2007 - 20:11    Sherry Nace :
391 12 Mar 2007 - 19:52    Grace McIlmoyle :
390 12 Mar 2007 - 19:08    Janine Donate :
389 12 Mar 2007 - 9:03    Jim McIlmoyle :
388 12 Mar 2007 - 2:50    mark w jablonski :
387 11 Mar 2007 - 23:02    Mr. Jim Jones : Cut their balls off
386 11 Mar 2007 - 22:58    Deborah A. Melson :
385 11 Mar 2007 - 5:58    Debbie Hoffman :
384 11 Mar 2007 - 4:49    Chris Holbritter :
383 11 Mar 2007 - 3:29    Ron Bancroft :
382 11 Mar 2007 - 1:27    Cynthia moschetti :
381 10 Mar 2007 - 23:41    Jamie L. Pirmann :
380 10 Mar 2007 - 5:10    LOIS BUSSELL :
379 9 Mar 2007 - 23:42    Layne Fierle :
378 9 Mar 2007 - 23:35    shirley elder :
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