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“Homeboy Bakery is an alternative to kids who have found themselves, regrettably, in gangs and want to redirect their lives.”

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Gang members aren't frightened into acceptable behavior by increased penalties, enhanced punishments, and the promise of new detention facilities.

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The idea that any law enforcement agency or person would ever know these gang members better than Homeboy Industries is impossible.

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You can't reason with gang violence: you can't talk to it, sit it at the table, and negotiate with it.

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I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang.

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The poor evangelize you about what's important and what is the Gospel, and that that's where the joy is.

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