Father Boyle's Loyalty To The Gang Members

I believe that when the police ask for information about the gang members Father Boyle should not give it to them.

Gang members recognize they are worthy when they receive attention. Father Greg explains the reaction Lula, a young ex-gang member, had when he states, “I roll down my window and catch his attention “Hey, Lula.” You would have thought I had electrocuted him. His whole body spasmed with delight to be known, to be called, to hear his name uttered out loud” (Boyle 47). Father Greg acknowledged Lula and made conversation with him. This made him feel happy because Father Greg knew who he was and took the time to converse with him. Even the smallest form of attention can help a gang member understand they are someone who

Even though gangs provide a sense of support, the "values" instilled in members are horribly dangerous to society. Murders and drive-by shottings go unpunished more often than not in areas like the Henry Horner Homes. Gangs have become powerful enough that high-ranking members who are forced to face the law are protected by high-priced attorneys and investigators (163).

In Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Father Greg Boyle organized a job and resource center for gang youth (Rodriguez, 2005), called Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit organization, has received international attention for its bakeries, cafes, tattoo removal, schooling, job referrals and counseling (Rodriguez, 2005). The organization also provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved, and/or previously incarcerated, men and women. Full-time employment is offered for more than 200 men and women at a time through an 18-month program, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of the community (Homeboy Industries, 2005).

For example, Johnny, a sixteen year old felon, killed an eighteen year old kid. After that, members of his gang helped him escape the town and the police, demanding that he stay away and not turn himself in. Nearly the same thing happened again with a different member. Dally, an ex-felon, went and, using a gun, robbed the store. He called

Does one good action make up for lawless ones from the past? Honorable means honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. In the book, The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, there are two gangs, one known as the “Socs” and the other one as the “Greasers”. This book was about how the gang of rich kids (Socs) beat up the Greasers, who were known for always breaking the law. Even though the Greasers are hoodlums they are still honorable because they’re not selfish, they have each others back, and they help one another.

parents gave him the attention he required, he would not be running with a gang at such a

During this story, three teenage boys; the protagonist and his two friends try to act like the bad boys during this era. “We wore torn-up leather jackets, slouched around with toothpicks in our mouths, sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed cocaine” is how the narrator of this story explained the three boys acting out in a rebellious, bad boy manner (365; par. 1). Boyle tells us through the narrator of the story, that it is a time when it is “good to be bad.” The night begins when Digby, Jeff, and the narrator head out for the evening in his mother’s Bel Air. They end up at the local hangout spot right outside of the town, formally known as Greasy Lake. This is when they see a car that they believe is their friends, and begin harassing him. However, this ended up being a big mistake and the anger of the owner of

Part of the reason that Boyle is capable of being compassionate for people who are by most measures low-life miscreants is the fact that he truly believes that they are all one and the same. Boyle goes on to warn the reader against this illusion of separateness. “It is in this place where we judge the other and feel the impossibility of anything getting bridged. The gulf too wide and the gap too distant, the walls grow higher, and we forget who we are meant to be to each other.” (Boyle 132). If it is true that there is no separateness, then all the people in the world and creatures of the universe are all a manifestation of God. To see God in the individual through the lens of a universal consciousness is an extremely empowering philosophy, which further reinforces the ideas of compassion and

The gang is loyal to one another because they know each other well, have grown up together, and have faced hard times together. For a long time, the gang has been the only family they have known and have been able to rely on; also, families do not always like each other. “ If you don’t

In the early parts of the novel, Buddy Boyle is characterized as insecure. As a result of these insecurities, Buddy is left desperate to do anything to fit into Skye’s extravagant lifestyle. Buddy believes he is incapable of impressing Skye with his own personality. Meaker writes, “I was borrowing glory by letting my grandfather make the impression on Skype Pennington, instead of trying to impress her with my own personality.”(28). This quote demonstrates the extent of Buddies insecurities. These insecurities cause Buddy to use his own grandfather in an effort to impress Skye. Not only does Buddy believe that he is not good enough, he is prepared to forget his morals to impress Skye. This was first demonstrated when Buddy said, “Whatever it

From the words of Father Gregory Joseph Boyle “So the voices at the margins get heard and the circle of compassion widens. Souls feeling their worth, refusing to forget that we belong to each other.” Fr. Greg Boyle an American Jesuit Priest who is the founder and Director of Homeboy Industries wrote the book Tattoos on the Heart. Kinship is the number one theme outlined by Father Boyle. Kinship is the state of being connected to all human beings and loving them unconditionally. He shows kinship within each individual no matter what they have done. Everyone is capable of being loved unconditionally. Compassion is another theme of Father Boyle’s and one of the most reoccurring themes in the book. For instance, He is constantly there for others in their time of need and never looks down upon them because of where they came from, but rather embraces them with love.

Homeboy Industries is a program started by Father Greg Boyle also known as “Father Greg” to the thousands of gang members who walk through his door for help. Homeboy Industries offers many services for anything from job placement, counseling, prison release transition, GED schooling and “Ya Stuvo” tattoo removal. They have also made three businesses; Homegirl Bakery, Homeboy Bakery, and their silk screen business. All these businesses have given countless gang members a job, and has grown into a 3 million dollar business. The thing about Father Greg is that he does not ask the gang members to leave their gang, he understands that's their family, he just asked them to stop the violence. The men and women who use Homeboy Industries have a lot of respect for him, so they oblige. In return, they get all of the Homeboy Industry services free. “In father Greg Boyle eyes everyone is created

As the boy encounters the gang a third time, he decides to grab a weapon of sorts to attack them with until they allow him to pass. This has now taught the child that force and violence are viable, and perhaps even preferred forms of progressing and receiving what one wants. This could very well have a negative effect on the way this boy deals with problems in the past, and could easily transcend into his adult life. Especially in an environment such as the ghetto, events such as these teach children how the streets are run, and could heavily influence them to join a gang like environment as they

The topic of this paper is gangsters in organized crime can either work alone or work with other gangsters. When people commit crimes with other criminals, their personal ties to each other become strong when there is especially trust or there could be no trust, however, those ties can become strong at some point.