Gangs & Bullying

Gang Recruitment, Threats, Intimidation

North Carolina § 14-50.17. Soliciting; Encouraging Participation

(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause, encourage, solicit, or coerce a person 16 years of age or older to participate in criminal street gang activity.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class H felony.

North Carolina § 14-50.18. Soliciting; Encouraging Participation; Minor

(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause, encourage, solicit, or coerce a person under 16 years of age to participate in criminal street gang activity.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class F felony.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a person who commits a violation of this section from criminal culpability for the underlying offense committed by the minor under any other provision of law.

North Carolina § 14-50.19. Threats to Deter From Gang Withdrawal

(a) It is unlawful for any person to communicate a threat of injury to a person, or to damage the property of another, with the intent to deter a person from assisting another to withdraw from membership in a criminal street gang.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class H felony.

North Carolina § 14-50.20. Threats of Punishment or Retaliation

(a) It is unlawful for any person to communicate a threat of injury to a person, or to damage the property of another, as punishment or retaliation against a person for having withdrawn from a criminal street gang.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class H felony.

Bullying

Bullying is becoming a very large problem in today’s society. Ironically, at a time when equality is becoming greater, in topics like same sex marriage and etc. when in reality, all people should be treated exactly the same no matter what their differences be! Sadly, most of the time the cause for the harassment of bullying is due to differences in opinions and just very simple differences , ones that should be of no concerns to others.