"There are some infamous gangs, but most are just groups of friends.
Sometimes it's inevitable that people join gangs because everyone else is going that way. Sometimes people do it to make friends and have protection.
It doesn't mean you're a bad person if you're in a group"
Shaun Barnett, 18, New Cross
"Gangs are just the stereotypical view of a group of people. If people see a group of White people or Black people or any ethnic group, they'll call it a gang and I don't like that. Often it's just a group of people having a nice time, but if provoked they will retaliate in a certain way"
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