Fresno Superior Court
During the 8 years Phillip A. Silva has presided in Fresno Juvenile Court's delinquency department, he has seen teen gang violence grow tremendously.
The kind of violence Silva sees just about every day is typified by a pending case involving members of gangs called the Men of Destruction and the Oriental Ruthless Boys.
The case includes evidence that gang members sprayed bullets into a home during a drive-by shooting, killing a 3-year-old girl and wound... (continued)