While there's a sizeable amount of Central American gangsters throughout the US and across the world, the majority of Salvadorans & Other Central Americans are typical hard working men and women. Most of them don't respect gangs, but instead fear and despise them. Salvadorans & Central Americans are the biggest victims of their own street gangs, especially in their home countries. Though in the United States, that's increased tenfold. To your average Salvadoran, an MS-13 or an 18th Streeter is nothing more than a monster. Despite this, there's those who sympathize with the gangs. Some Salvadorans & Central Americans willingly take the stand in court and lie for gang members, testify against rival gang members and even hide guns / drugs or attempt to cover up murders or other criminal acts such as rape for the local gangs. For the most part, these kinds of people see whatever gang is local to their neighbourhood as their family. Maybe they have friends in those gangs, or maybe they've even got family that represents those street gangs. It all depends on the person and the way they're bought up, or what they've experienced.