Gangs? We've got to fight over the long haul

BY Bee staff writer Mike Mooney

So, how do we solve Modesto's gang problem?

Mayor Jim Ridenour and several City Council members already have found their answer.

Cops.

Put more cops on the street.

More cops will put more pressure on the city's street gangs, so the conventional wisdom goes, making life more "miserable" for gangbangers and, as a result, forcing them to lay low.

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