The Violent Underbelly of a Perfect Arizona Suburb
Via The New Yorker
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A group of affluent teenagers in Gilbert, Arizona, formed a violent gang known as the Gilbert Goons that terrorized their upscale community through random assaults and social media intimidation.
Their unchecked reign of terror culminated in the tragic death of a local student and exposed a deep failure by both parents and police to address the growing darkness within their suburban paradise.
Their unchecked reign of terror culminated in the tragic death of a local student and exposed a deep failure by both parents and police to address the growing darkness within their suburban paradise.
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