DURHAM, NC - JANUARY 23: (US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AND NEWSWEEK OUT) Snoopy, 20 years, shows off his gang tattoos on January 23, 2006 in Durham, North Carolina. Going by his street name, Snoopy, an American-born citizen of El Salvadoran heritage, is a member of Mara Salvatrucha-13, the violent street gang formed by refugees of El Salvador who fled the country's 1980's - 90's civil war and settled in Los Angeles, California. He joined MS-13 in California when he was 13 years. Snoopy came to Durham, North Carolina with his mother, younger brother and sister looking for work. Snoopy works at a Durham fast food restaurant and is often harassed by police for his gang tattoos. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
