True, but it's also a good reason to evaluate what's in your gray matter at the same time.
Do you understand the street significance of the number "13" for instance?
Do you know what a "gat" and a "fly" are?
Do you know what it means to split your index finger from the rest of your hand and hold it against your chest, pointing down at a 45 degree angle?
When someone calls you a "punto" do you know what that means?
If you see a pitchfork spraypainted on a fence what do you do? Well I'm not sure what the pitchfork means exactly, but I'll find out. In the meantime I shift into condition orange and make haste to leave the area.
Learning to recognize this crap when you see it is just as important if not more so. Your situational awareness and ability to pick up on cues will come in handy.
Also, keep in mind the MS13 thing has spawned a lot of wannabes, which can be just as dangerous as they feel like they have something to prove.
Do you understand the street significance of the number "13" for instance?
Do you know what a "gat" and a "fly" are?
Do you know what it means to split your index finger from the rest of your hand and hold it against your chest, pointing down at a 45 degree angle?
When someone calls you a "punto" do you know what that means?
If you see a pitchfork spraypainted on a fence what do you do? Well I'm not sure what the pitchfork means exactly, but I'll find out. In the meantime I shift into condition orange and make haste to leave the area.
Learning to recognize this crap when you see it is just as important if not more so. Your situational awareness and ability to pick up on cues will come in handy.
Also, keep in mind the MS13 thing has spawned a lot of wannabes, which can be just as dangerous as they feel like they have something to prove.