The Life of an 11-year-old Gang Member - Raul R. Ramos
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2022
- In the 1990's, there were over sixty thousand gang members in Los Angeles. One of those gang members was Raul Ramos, but he wasn't like most gang members. Raul was 11 years old and actively gang banging on the streets of LA. Everyone assumed his life was headed towards the most likely direction that an 11 year old's gang members life would go, prison or death, but they were all wrong.
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I can relate to this. I was raised in a gang oriented home and at 10 years old joined the same hood as my dad and family. 26 years in and out and drug addiction. Got myself out and tomorrow 4 years sober amd have a son and wife. Changing isn't easy. Praise to this man
congrats on being sober
What hood
Congratulions on being a bad ass and committed to the change! Do it for your son and show him what a real man looks like!
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👏👏👏 much respect to u!
I grew up in East L.A. raised by a single mother working several jobs at a time to support me and my sister. I used to see the gang members in my neighborhood and that’s the last things I wanted to be. I studied hard to graduate hight school, joined the Navy after hight school and college after my 4 years in the Navy. It was my mother’s greatest fear that I would become a gang member but I made a promised to her that I would not be one and I kept that promise.
Shut up😂🤦🏽♂️
You joined the biggest gang bro, the US military lol but all jokes aside great job homie
We’ll at lease mom is proud
@@Nogi520lol
Very inspiring, hope you are succeeding.
I was a at risk kid back in 2006-07 with all the gang shit going on around me & my friends. We fell into it but we had this one guy who was a former gang member who was always at school to calm things down, he was always there for us & took us outside of the city sometimes to get away from everything. I’m 32 now & I wanna thank him so much for everything he did for us kids. Some of us made it out some didn’t. He was murdered 2 years ago at his home in front of his wife & kids. He was shot over 10 times. RIP my friend 🙏🏽 Thank you 4 everything you did for us kids. RIP
Glad you made it out condolences for your loss🙏🙏🙏
@@jackiemartinez3699 Thank you for the kind words.
That’s sad they always take the good and leave the weak, but I pray we all repent and come back into keeping Gods laws statues and commandments repent
@@judahmaccabees6326Amen
#slippin
Similar story to my life. Gangs, Drugs felt like no way out joined the ARMY. Now I’m an airline pilot.
Praise God, congratulations!
I moved from an area known for its gangs when I found out I was pregnant in hopes to keep my kids safe from that life. I think this is such a great success story that kids need to hear. I think it’s a book that middle schoolers and high schoolers should have to read. It’s never too late to start doing better for yourself.
I hope you are your children are same and doing well 🙏🤞❤️
You wana have more kids? Lmk
Very inspiring Story. As a Former Gang Member myself I am so Proud of this Man. May God continue to Bless him.
and you as well.
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U know dis. Too late for me but hope younger generation use this
Truly inspiring to me I’m 16 years old and was jumped into play boy surenos when I was 13 but now I plan on joining the navy seals as soon as I graduate high school
Sure you are buddy hahaha joining the navy seals hahahaha it don't work like that
@@DC66DC Youngster has a plan, you may call it a dream, but he's got the desire to better himself and those around him. Should check that doom and gloom, it aint no good for anybody.
You got this don’t let nothing stop you
@@DC66DC tf lol i seen that kind of shit happen a bunch of times mfs 16 unless he has a murder charge on his shit or some crazy shit im sure hes good hes probably dropped out already speaking like this, hes gucci
You can do it man. Don’t let losers try and stop you
I grew up in the same neighborhood (a few years older than he) and with the same circumstances as Raul. A lot of my friends growing up ended up becoming Florencia 13 members from the original Malditos and many of the other ones in the area. Many are in prison, are deported and some, unfortunately, are dead. It wasn't easy for any of us but I was lucky to be around some adults (teachers, neighbors) that saw potential in me and inspire me to become a better person. I still go back to visit a lot of my childhood friends back home. I commend Raul for turning his life around. He inspires me to be a better person.
🙏Prayers headed your way Jaime, stay safe.👊💙✌💙👊
I salute this vato .... he is a great inspiration... myself went from running on the streets to now working towards my masters in Social work
"No matter where you come from, you can still succeed" 🇺🇲♥️🙏
Very TRUE words. Thank you for your service Raul.
Mmm mm mm 🫠
Yes I also grew up in the 90$ in east LA Boyle hts. The lifestyle and culture was gang life. I also am in the process of helping the youth that had no parental guidance that we all needed. I also take care of mentally challenged for 16 years now. I was also a former gang member that grew up with no positive influential guidance. Thank God for the doors he opens up for us when we think there’s only a dark tunnel. There is light!!!❤️🙏👆💯
Wow. Thanks for what you do every day, your service to your community indeed makes a difference!♥️🙏
good man
I'm from aliso village projects
Been rocking w/ ya since the jump appreciate all the great content 🔥Real authentic OG channel salute ya frm Midwest 🙏🏾
You always do a great job telling these bios. I have learned so much and enjoyed all of them. On a side note, I could listen to your voice forever. It's so beautiful 🥰
This is so familiar! I have a friend who became a gang member in SD , but got out by going into the Navy. He is now a Master Chief.
Damn what a journey bless up
Is he the dude that wrote a book about it?
This video is about the person who wrote the book
@@kaseymigliaccio2519”SC” for South Central Los Angeles 🙏🏽
@@kaseymigliaccio2519 San Diego
Proud of you my boy! Seen it all go down since day 1. Continued success!!!
Very proud of this man for changing his life as former gang member back 90 we did a lot of stupid things thinking gangs were are family I will always be an og but my new life I spend fishing and hunting and doing real family stuff with out having to look over my back
Same back story here. Where do you fish and hunt?
A Real OG is not being part of Gang life -a Real OG is when you get up and work hard for your familia and take care of who truly value you .
It’s great to hear another person changing their life around. It gives reality to the words “Life is what you make of it”
This is a very interesting story. I’m glad I watched this video. I’m a teacher assistant who has seen things similar to that. Glad to be making a difference in people’s lives, just like Raul is
I highly recommend his book, he's truly an inspiration.
Gang life = no life...
Yeah…
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This is the best story I have ever read on the internet. I can't wait to read his book. Thank you for serving our country, thank you for sharing your life story. I wish I had the funds to buy a million copies of his book and pass them out to as much barrios as possible. May God continue to bless you and your family, with upmost respect from Rancho Cucamonga, California
Amazing shit man. Very inspiring. Much respect n luv✨🤜🤛
That’s amazing. So glad he transformed his life cause gangs is just not the way. Thank you for this amazing story.
Is still going on los angels the gang banging capital
@@losangelesca5470 NOTHING compared to the 9O's .... not even close by any means! And I'm not saying there aren't still gangs or that it isn't still a big problem, just saying that things are MUCH calmer now than they were back then, by far!
@@kaseymigliaccio2519 I remember reading somewhere that the summer of 1995 was known as summer of madness cause of so much gang violence.
That's a hell of a story, to get out of the Florencia 13 gang probably was one of the most difficult things to due, I can imagine the peer pressure to get out and change his life
Where is the florencia13 at or like how do u get in the gangs
Maybe but how many lives he destroyed people never forget bro especially that life
@@valerialuevano9382 you get jumped in lmfao
You can’t just join you have to be invited to see if your cool tough enough
I also can relate to this mans story. My daughter changed my life and it still is a everyday battle but it opened my eyes. Jail/prison is not fun and not where I wanna be. Well done brother!
What an amazing story! I’m sure he has inspired hundreds, if not thousands of at-risk youth, to try for a better way of life. Much respect to him and those with similar life stories.
I gotta say I was not expecting him to change his life around. What an incredible story that unfortunately doesn’t happen more often. My stepdad and his brothers were gang related, but I was never interested in that lifestyle.
Love this video, I wish their were stories like this one.
Badass story! Raul is an inspiration! Def checking out the book
I love that guy he went from a ruff life to an positive life God 🙏 bless him.
First to say love your content and channel!
This is a great story, we need more good content like this. I went through something similar.
Good stuff 👍🏼. Proof that anyone who out here in these streets banging can change their lives around and make something better for themselves.
I’m happy that Raul turned his life around…this should be a message to young youth in trouble in LA and all across the country
I grew up in the Florence neighborhood and it was bad too in the 70s and 80s ..still have family there and good friends. It's what path you take in life. Happy to hear he moved up and doing well. Congratulations 😊
Great video, truly an inspiration! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hey Brown brother Raul , just wanted to send you the respect and props you so much deserve , I grew up the same way in the same general area, only difference was I had four sisters and we were a lot poorer !, And one of my sisters whom had been a run away, was one day found under a house in Bell Gardens, she had been raped and strangled , 3 days after her 19th birthday. I was about 12 or 13 yrs old (1982) and was just getting into the varrio, after being a lil stoner. When is got out of juvi campo, and after a placement I was released from juvi ( Eastlake Central ) and picked up by my mom's, with a clean slate to adulthood at 18 yrs old; first thing I did was went over to Huntington Parks Recruiting office on Pacific Blvd. And began my enlistment I to the United States Navy myself, but In between my ASBAB test & Basic Training I'd got into trouble again with a girlfriend and homie and picked up a DUI which they were I recall trying to make into a hit and run because I was half way out of the car and my homie had already ran from the scene.....back then you were pretty much out with the military for ANY BAD CONDUCT !
My hopes and dreams of one day flying a jet fighter were shattered !
My life went the way yours probably would of had you not of joined , I'd spent the next 34 years in and out of jails and some the worst prisons Calif. Has or had at the time about 15 prisons out of Californias 33. Folsom, Soledad, Tracy, Tehachapi, CMC-West, Chino - East, West, Central and MSF-Min, Corcoran (2x), Chuckwalla, Ironwood, Calipatria, High Desert , Susanville, CRC - Norco, ......ect.....
So in a sense, I've also become a Master Chief but not on the better side of life, although I can at least be thankful to the Homie up above that I'm not dead or have faced life inside without a date .....you made the Best Choice , and it has definitely paid off .....I wish is for much of our own race to do the same while they have the chance , and not just to enlist, but better choices in general and since we are no longer a minority, use this present era to bring up others with the same respect and consideration for the future and our children so that they might live a better life in peace with other races.
Also Raul,
I had lived with my oldest sister at the time of our sisters death on Middleton and Gage Ave and had went to Gage Jr High back when the jerseys would sport our hoods on them from the t shirt stores on Pacific Blvd, Florencia, A Big 18 numbered in loud colors , hairnets and Tres Flores,
Stacy Adams and old timers.....the Blvd on Whittier was a regular thing ..... Stay Strong!!!
you lived deep in Florencia hood? how long were you able to do that?
Wow you should write a book too very interesting
I enjoyed this. Ty
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾
Prayers out for Raul 🕊️
Prayers out for others in similar positions 🕊️
nice work bro...
Proud to have served along side him on our last deployment together. Great mentor!
That Navy boot camp picture is my division that's crazy division 242 that was 1998
I knew you looked familiar
My division was 173. Back in 2000
Amazing story. Finally something with a positive message and happy ending. Thanks for sharing.
Great encouraging and motivational life story with informative and soothing narration califaces. Change only comes if you want it for yourself, I know its hard coming from an environment with high crime rate, gangs, drugs etc. Feeling lost having no hope, avoiding being another statistic. Born and bred in Cali here, anyone going through it remember this, "from grey skies come blue
Through darkness comes light" - Guru Gangstarr
Such an inspirational story!!! It shows you don't have to be a product of your environment, but become a product of your decisions.
Amazing! Love to see people changing for the better. Thats why I say there are absolutely NO EXCUSES to turn your life around. If you truly want help, there are people who want to help.
ITS UP TO YOU TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE🙌
Wow very emotional. Great to see you made it out safely not everyone did and it was nice to see koopa and yuk are in those photos memories of the 90s
Amazing cant wait to read the book!
More power to you my brown brother it's always good to see stories like this
What an amazing story. Gang life is so hard to get away from. He made the best decision ever right there when he left. He went and made something out of his life. ❤
we need more stories like these on here! s/o to u!!!!
Gonna buy the book right now.
What a beautiful testimony, may God continue to be a great man and to b bless to reach out and help others, gang members or ppl struggling in life..with much love and respect ❤🙏
I was not expecting the story to take that twist! I need to get that book! A real American Hero!! That’s a beautiful story!
God bless this vato. Definitely my respects. It takes a man to do what he did. Help the Raza in the hood change. We need more positive influence like this man.
I should be getting his book next week.its crazy how he turned his life around to gang banger to becoming a higher level in the navy.and also a gang member to be accepted in the military that's very rare.
Good work
Great story.
I wish I had the opportunity to go back in time and stay away from gangs and drugs.
This is a book that should be in all jails and prisons. I would have adhered to it I was in my late 20's.
Hey Califaces, thanks for this one. 🫶🏼💜
Hearing his story brought tears to my eyes!😢❤
I REALLY Hope they make a movie out of this story...CANT WAIT
Another soul saved - truly inspiring .
Well done Raul. I don't know you personally but I'm very proud of you. Much love from Michigan ❤️
What a beautiful ending with this story. oh my gosh! When you were telling the story, with reluctancy, I could not imagine what the ending would have been. I thought he would have gotten killed or something extremely negative happened to him; but it turned out to be an extremely positive ending for him! YAY!. what a wonderful role model he has become. And what a wonderful teacher he is to others in his past situation.
Ese to master jefe sounds like a great book it takes a lot of courage and dedication not to mention self discipline to get as far as Raul did I want to read that book experience is the best teacher.
Great story !GOOD TO SEE SOMETHING SO BAD GO SO RIGHT !
I'd listen to your until the end of times, if you started to do bedtime stories I'd sleep so much better! 😊😉
Great job bro awesome life story
I’m glad he changed!!! He was soo young and naive to turn to the gangs but I’m glad he opened his eyes !! 👏👏👏
❤ love this!
That's awesome I didn't expect this outcome that's a great story God bless
Amazing story of a second chance! Get Raul’s book Ese to Master Jefe! May the Lord continue to bless you sir 🫡
I joined a gang at 13 thank you for sharing 🙏🏽
Very positive story, thank you.
Great story. Proof anyone can make the change. I’m not affiliated in anyway shape or form. Just found this interesting. Thanks for sharing this story
IF RAUL CAN BE A MAN AN CHANGE FROM GANG MEMBER TO THE BEST ANYONE CAN IT'S CALLED LOVE YOURSELF AN PROVE TO BE BETTER. MIJO YOU REALLY DESERVE A MAJOR AWARD🥰🙏👍 GREAT JOB
Inspiring. What a great way to pay it forward.
This shows you if you have all that passion directed in the right place you can change lives in a positive way
This is a awesome story
I love his story and I love reading the stories of others in the comments. ❤❤
I too was a knucklehead. My children and the Army changed my life!
This is so amazing ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
I remember this guy, I use to live in LA (Compton area) and my dad was in a gang as well but I remembered that they use to talk about him a few times or other family members did and they respect tf outta this guy
In the 80's and 90's there was an epidemic of gang activity all over the Country. This is only one story of millions of kids who went through the same thing. Thousands of kids were killed during this time, especially in L.A. which was infested with gang violence. I live in Glendale Arizona. During this time there was more than ten different gangs just in my area. You could not go anywhere without coming across another gang. I was also in a gang, but I was fortunate to leave at around 14 and that changed my life. Today it has improved drastically, and gangs are not so popular anymore.
He wasnt the only 11 year old gang member from L.A
Some were 10
I was 9 when I got put on 18st smiley drive west Adamz war zone
@@alejandrogaricia2252 9??? Where were your parents?
I was 12 when i got into the neighborhood in the late 2000 not as krazy as the 90s but still an active time.
Same here hit Los padrinos at 11 join the neighborhood at 10
Awesome Story 👏💯
I love this story 💙🙏🏼
This is a great positive story
Wow what an inspiring story! ❤
great job
Nice Story 💕👍
Just bought his book during Xmas, can't wait to read it. Being from SoCal and also joining the military 🪖 really caught my attention.
I was courted into F13 at gage high at 13 it was it was normal age getting into F13 in the 80ts I survived by always working and staying away from hard drugs but I will always love Florencia
I grew up in all of this all around me from different neighborhoods. But I was fortunate to have elders around me that saw what I was really into which was cars and any other type of machines to where I was running my business out of my driveway at 15. And I work on all kinds of people's card and from different neighborhoods at the same time.. And I am proud to say that a few gang feuds were settled in a peaceful way here. But it was only because I had to remind them about how it is when we're locked up and look out for each other. But out here we're trying to kill each other. And out respect they weren't going to disrespect my pad. And up until this day a few of these guys keep in touch and hang out every now and then.
This story so positive ❤
his book is off the hook many blessings to master chief💙💙💙
Aww proud of this man and anyone who leaves the life and becomes better for themself
I'll buy his book!
Love this ❤👍🏼👌🏼🙏🏼