For the second part of this Urban Legends Hotline episode, we are continuing to explore various tall tales of ruthless gang initiations from the 1990s onward, as well as looking at the sweeping anti-gang laws of the 80s and 90s that had devastating effects on communities and categorized entire neighborhoods as gang associates, enacting severe punishments based on erroneous assumptions and outright lies.

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Sound designer and associate producer: Riley Swedelius-Smith

Producer: Miranda Zickler

Voice Actor: Will Rogers

Written, produced and hosted by by Chelsey Weber-Smith

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