"Do not walk away from gut instinct, if your child is caught with friends using drugs, you can be sure he is using them also." This book is written with a brutal and open honesty, by a man who has walked the walk, talked the talk and has been to hell and back. Michael Bell, talks you through some of the cold hard facts and pitfalls of living life on the streets, and being gang affiliated. This book bears witness to the result of living a life of crime. Incarcerated for more years than he lived as a free man, Michael, reaches out to every person who has influence on the enquiring mind of today's youths. Whether you are a parent, guardian, teacher or a law enforcement officer, this book is full of useful information, written by a man who has learnt his lesson the hard way. He will ask you questions that you may have never been asked before, the answers he will offer to you may just saves lives and take our youths of today off the streets. This book speaks volumes in understanding where we need to go next. Take notice, and understand that no one is immune to the pressures of street life in our cities, towns and countries world wide.