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The "1H7" represents the California penal code tor homicide. Saxon said Although drug gang gial till often is imitated by peo ple who are familiar with the slang but aren't involved in gangs. Saxon said the Douglass graftili was "the real thing." The l hiiversilv should ho more concerned with while supremac ist gangs Brown said. "I've seen more skinheads in the Kilgene area causing problems than am other gang people." he s.iid "And thev |EPD) are not even keeping a file on them " White supremacist graffiti has boon appearing around the University lor months, Saxon said, and it's become so widespread "that we gist can't keep up on it now Hut ding gang messages are a threatening new addi tion to the problem, he said. "The graffiti isn't new. he said. "It’s the amount and the messages that’s new." The possibility that stu dents wrote the Douglass graffiti can't he dismissed because some drug gang members are college age. Saxon said. However, he sairl most University stu dents are older than the av erage gang member "In the Northwest it's the kids under 18 who especial ly do the violent crimes." he said. "They know the pidir i al system and they know not much w ill happen to them. " It s also unlikelv students are gang members because gangs usually don't spend their money on college, said Portland Police Department public information olticer Dave Simpson ' I think it s t.nr to say tliat is gang graffiti." tie said However, it's almost iui |iossilil(' to determine if the graffiti was written liv stu dents or visitors, said OPS set urit\ officer Suzie Hunt er. Hut Douglass resident as sistant lenndei Nelson said she (relieves the grail it i was written In t’niversih sin dents, "I don't know w ho did it hut I've setm a couple of people who might have done it she said. "I've seen them on tempos so I think thc\ might he slu tlt'iils HI.M k Si ini*‘I it I nioii ill if* lor Krnost drown said nS dangerous In assume slu di-ills an* members of pm iloiuinantK lil.u k nanus I know .illi li-It is hern wlio'vf lieon stopped just Hoi .nisi; limy an* blui.k .mil wearing a mil jat kol." Hrown said, adding dial sin I) paranoia onuses un And pimple who are spending money to get themselves eduiated .non t t\ pi< .11K {joins to rim mound and do gttilg-tvpi- .11 tivilins." Simpson s.iid, ,nhi ms I’m 11.nut Stall' I’niversi tv lias I1.111 littln tinnhlc i\ ith Sang violence "I’.irl ot that is because tin' niiijorill ot tlm fg.mg) at tivilv is in tin- \ort!i and Northeast Portland an-as. and tin- si lionl is in tlm Southwest ama." hi: said. Hut part is tli.it tin- majorili ot gang nmmlinrs am under 20." Turn to Graffiti, Page 18 JUST 5AYGIS€m Receive Free Topping Today! 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