When the word gang is said, the average person usually thinks of bad people that have become outcasts of society. However, in reality there are many different types of gangs, but it is because of the decisions that certain games make that we have such a negative attitude toward gangs. Gang violence in present day has become more of a problem than it has been in the past. A definition of gang in terms of gang violence is a group of persons working together for unlawful or antisocial purposes.
Gang violence can be related to evolution by looking at why people join gangs in the first place. You find most gangs in places where poverty is abundant and the crime rate is high. Young kids usually join gangs because at some level they offer protection from other gangs. Instead of just one person having to fend for themselves they have the comfort of never having to face something alone. During gang fights the people that die are usually civilians who just get caught up in it. So to some extent being in a gang, if you live in a poverty stricken area with high crime, helps ensure that your genes will be passed on to the next generation. Another way to look at gangs and evolution is to think about the leaders of gangs. The person that started the gang could have formed it to ensure that he or she would have the best chance of passing on their genes because they have the protection of the members of the gang. .
In conclusion, gang violence is an ever increasing problem with society. However, when relating it to evolution, gangs seem to have a purpose. That purpose is to help ensure the survival of individual's genes through strength in numbers. In areas of poverty and high crimes it is almost safer to be in a gang than to not be for many reasons but protection being the biggest. Overall, gangs are bad news for people not involved with them, but for that part of society that is, there are numerous benefits that help to ensure that your genes will pass to the next generation.
