Summary

A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS FREE TATTOO REMOVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF GANGS

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 195198
Story Slug GANG TATTOOS REMOVED (11/13/2000)
Location EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA
Format PKG
Date 11/13/2000
Archive Time 3:42
TRT 1:31
Supers El Monte, California Kurt Timken, El Monte Police Dept :37-42
Video Description DRIVE BY SHOOTING, GANG FIGHTS, GANG TATTOOS, LASER TATTOO REMOVAL, SOT MAN, MORE SHOTS OF TATTOOS, MORE SHOTS OF TATTOOS BEING REMOVED VIA LASER
Description A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS FREE TATTOO REMOVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF GANGS
Script LEAD: FOR EX-GANG MEMBER, TATTOOS CAN REALLY GET IN THE WAY OF A NEW LIFE THEY SCARE-AWAY EMPLOYERS AND MAKE IT TOUGH TO GET A JOB BUT NOW, THE EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA POLICE ARE HELPING FORMER GANG MEMBERS ERASE PART OF THEIR PAST SCRIPT: IT'S A LIFE WITHOUT FUTURE YET THOUSAND OF BOYS AND GIRLS GET CAUGHT UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S STREET GANG CULTURE AND ONCE IMMERSED IN THIS VIOLENT LIFESTYLE, THE TATTOO BECOMES A BADGE OF HONOR OR DEDICATION YEARS LATER THOUGH, IT CAN ALSO BE A BARRIER TO SUCCESS BUT THE ZAP OF A LASER CAN REMOVE THE STIGMA OF A PAST LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EL MONTE WHO MAY HAVE RUN WITH THE GANGS ARE NOW GETTING POLICE HELP IN SHEDDING THE ONCE INDELIBLE SYMBOL OF ALLEGIANCE (SOT-TIMKEN We've helped a lot of young guys, a lot of young girls get those tattoos off that keep them from holding jobs Employment out there is important for these young people who are trying to make a break) IN THE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF THE PROGRAM'S EXISTENCE, EL MONTE POLICE HAVE ASSISTED SCORES OF MEN AND WOMEN SHED UNWANTED REMINDERS OF THE GANG LIFE (SOT-TIMKEN They come in one of two forms They're either ready to come in here, they're ready to make the time, they're ready to return our calls and they're totally committed; or they're a little wishy-washy and they end up falling out of the program) NOTHING WISHY-WASHY TODAY FIFTEEN PEOPLE WITH TATTOOS, CLEARLY VISIBLE, COMING CLEAN TAKING A STEP TO ERASE OLD WAYS AND MOVING DOWN A PATH TO A NEW LIFE TAG: THE PROGRAM IN EL MONTE HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL ALL OF THE SPOTS IN THE TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM HAVE BEEN SNATCHED UP
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Keywords

GANGS
TATTOO REMOVAL
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