Posted on Jul 5, 2016
How could I have handled a Soldier displaying gang affiliation on social media better?
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I came across a soldier who displayed gang affiliation on his Facebook page. Throwing up gang signs, flashing colors, etc. I messaged him on June 23rd and advised him that gang affiliation is illegal to service members, and that he should remove the posts and the pictures. On July 4th, I happened across the message I sent and noticed that he read it almost immediately after I sent it (time stamps were the same),but he did not reply, so I checked the profile to see if they had been taken down. They had not. I sought counsel with two DS (that were mutual friends) and was told to contact CID. So I filed a report with the MPIs, and provided them with the evidence. Did I handle this the right way? Or is there another way I should have handled it?
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That’s not a gang sign, he’s using his fingers to make the rank of lance corporal, almost all lance corporals know this.
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Sending that to the authorities was the right thing to do. The last thing you need is a gang member in your chain of command. tlThat'll cause nothing but problems.
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DODI 5500.07 covers behavior on social media. You did the right thing by trying the direct route first. The soldier is not allowed to be affiliated with extremeist groups or express sympathy to the same.
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There is no place in the Military for gangbangers, anyone who wants to be a “gangsta” should keep their criminal affiliation out of the Armed Forces, we are not rehabilitation institutions!
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Gang affiliation, do you mean the USARMY? If not you have a battalion formation and beat him, his family, and shoot his dog
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You always start at lowest level. Confront soldier first. If behavior continues then take it further.
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If you've never been in a gang yourself, you should have consulted a "leader" that has been. In his mind, you two had nothing to talk about.
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We'll certainly his position will change once CID gets done with his ass. The dude gave him some valuable advice, he didn't want to head the advice because of his background or culture, let that be a lessoned learned for him. Reach out to another gangmember to approach the situation. Give me a break, if that's your mentality swag you ass back out to the block
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