for kiki there was always a reason to fight. another gang crosses out flats. even the smallest slight white fence graffiti crossed out could lead to violence. this means war. five years ago police said there were some 700 white fence gang members and associates. kiki liked to claim they were guardians of the neighborhood. we don t let anybody come in our neighborhood and be messing with the people s cars, breaking in their houses. the little white fence, you see it right there? i mean, we see somebody trying to do that, we re going to get them. the gangs here are not guardians of the neighborhood. they typically live off drug dealing, assaults and robbery. guns, drugs, assault. attempted murder. gang banging. everything. some people would say it s wrong to be in a gang, it s wrong to sell drugs, gang bang, whatever. selling drug is, like, if we
attempted murder. gang banging. everything. some people would say it s wrong to be in a gang, it s wrong to sell drugs, gang bang, whatever. selling drug is, like, if we don t do it someone else is going to do it. kiki had already been shot ten times. 10:00 in the morning, drive-by. when you get shot you re like, damn, people are just screaming. are you going to be all right? damn. i m in the hospital. i got shot in my arm. they re like what the? despite being shot, the temptations were all around. what do you think it was that drew it to you in the first place? joining white fence was no big deal for kiki. my family are all from gangs. he says many of his relatives ran with a gang from another part of hollenbeck.