A Plan to Crush MS-13

Only harsh punishment and the erosion of their economic base will deter gang members

Weapons used by alleged MS-13 gang members named in an indictment that includes eight attempted murders in Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., on June 15, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

The first chairman of the Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment had an exception to his ardent advocacy: organized crime.

“They’re businessmen,” the late John Silber explained. “Unlike other serious criminals, they respond to incentives and are not driven by passions.”