Gun and Gangs the birmingham postcode war!

Guns and gangs are a major issue in britain today especially in birmingham many young men and women have lost their lives to guns and knifes over the past twenty years but the gang culture has is now rife,gangs are now dividing certain areas of birmingham calling it there territory and will attack or harrass anybody affiliated with the opposing gang who dares tresspass on what they call there territory, gangs are made up of young men and women but mainly men ages ranging from 15-34 there are two major gangs in birmingham and it was beleived that the film 1 day was based on the two birmingham gangs, this film that casted all birmingham actors received a lot of bad press and caused major controversy the government and critics saying that the film was glorifying the gang culture and shouldnt be shown in any birmingham cinemas . I felt differently the film showed the reality of what life is like on the streets for young people, the peer pressure, and many other issues the film ended with all of he main character minus 2 being killed in a horrible gory way if anything this film should provide a wake up call for any body involved inthis lifestyle or for younger boys who see the gang lifestyle appelling, but maybe im naive and a little optimistic, but if that film touched ten people in birmingham who are involved in gangs then i beleive the film made a difference any progress is still progress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHGq8sYHWBC