(Many) discount it as 'wannabe' behavior and dismiss it. Having an interest in a gang culture is not just a passing phase. It's serious.

One of the issues we're going to have to address is institutional culture, which makes it easier for such behavior. Institutions haven't really dealt with these issues in a forthright manner. They're closing their eyes to it, or only opening them slightly.

There's a sincere interest in the characters we're making jerseys for.

We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high prices, rising interest rates and signs that the housing bubble is ending. Prices have probably begun the long steady process of grinding lower.

Sometimes this behavior becomes institutionalized. It's a culture that gets established, and something very radical needs to be done like closing down and trying to start anew.

The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behavior control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers