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Originally I wanted this journal entry was to be about my new teaching job, my flash animations, comic projects and of course how I was going to spend my Halloween. But there's been upsetting change of plans; The Bloods, a gang here in nyc are rumored to knife up to 30 women in my neighbor on Friday, the day of Halloween, and Saturday night.

This didn't bother me, I hear this rumor every year and my neighborhood has become generally safer for almost a decade now. But after speaking to a friend, she told me she was hassled by a few guys telling her they were going to cut her. Said this happened in brood daylight and they weren't afraid to boost. Thankfully, she's okay.

At first, I was skeptical, like always. I thought maybe it was just a bunch of stupid kids pretending to blood members and were just trying to scare her. But later this evening, while shopping for costumes for my younger cousins with my aunt, we over heard someone say the same exact thing my friend told that today (really yesterday). She was threaten by bunch of boys saying if they saw outside on Firday or Saturday night they were going to cut her face.

I asked to tell me more about it, again being skeptical, she was much older than me and said the she knows for a fact the boys are part of the gang. She lived in much more rougher side of Brooklyn. It wasn't be the same boys who hassled my friend earlier, why would they make the trip to threaten someone else. It dawned on me that these rumors are in fact true.

Every year I buy my cousins costumes and take them trick or treating, I won't be doing that this year.

This is not the first time this happened, when I was younger we had police officers travel around the block telling young girls like me to be very careful on Halloween night because of rumors of gang violence. Am I scared? I would be lying to you if I said I wasn't, but I'm more angry then scared right now. I thought (for my neighborhood anyway) that this shit was over. I'm tired of being told I need someone, to walk to translation at five pm! I'm tired of be treated like some weak delicate women who needs protection every time I want to go to corner store to grab something to eat.

Before this I was actually greatful that I didn't live in neighbor that was dangerous and didn't have to worry about going out at night. After hearing this shit today, I couldn't be more pissed. Don't get me wrong, I love violent things, like movies, comics, or games. But its fictional, and it should stay that way.

Apologizes for the rant, usually drama on the deviantArt is no-no for me, but since this rant/anger isn't specifically aimed at anyone here, it shouldn't be a big annoyance. Besides, sometimes it's great to write something and getting it off your chest and if anyone is willing to read it, its like having someone listen. As crazy as that sounds.

I will be submitting my early flash animations I did last year for my introduction to animation with flash course. More road kill sketches and art on the way.

~Later, and have great Halloween, Seriously! If you made plans, go wild. I hope my rant didn't spoil it for you


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