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originally posted by: Bluntone22
I find it hard to believe gang members are reaching out.
Hopefully I'll be proven wrong.
originally posted by: Arizonaguy
a reply to: liveandlearn
I think a lot of people or skeptical and I am seeing how they can be. We have had nothing but lip service from politicians for the decades now. But so far Trump has delivered on everything he said he would do. I see no reason to doubt him on this. He said he is willing to work with the Intercity communities to help make them better places to live but the violence has to stop. I take him at his word on it. Perhaps these guys do too
As I have been looking at the phenomenon of street gangs in urban areas of our nation, there is none quite as unique as Chicago. The “Windy City” has a myriad of large size gangs. The structure is “tight” and there are so many large gangs that they have two distinct alliances. The Folk Nation and the People Nation are two rival alliances. Amongst the Folk Nation are the Black Disciples, Gangster Disciples, Imperial Gangsters, Insane Deuces, La Raza, Latin Disciples, Latin Dragons, Latin Eagles, Orchestra Albany, Party People, Spanish Cobras, Satan Disciples and Two Six. The People Nation includes the Black P-Stones, Conservative Vice Lords, Four Corner Hustlers, Gaylords, Latin Brothers, Latin Counts, Latin Kings, Latin Pachucos, Mafia Insane Vice Lords, Travelling Vice Lords and the Undertaker Vice Lords. The Black Gangsters, Black Souls, Lynchmen Sercaun Gangsters and Molotov Mafia are large gangs with no alliance.
Perhaps the most notorious gang is the Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, commonly known as Black P. Stone. It was originally called the Blackstone Rangers. The founders, Jeff Fort and Eugene Hairston started the group while they were being detained in a juvenile facility. Youth was their focus until the 1960’s when they evolved into a very violent and feared entity. They renamed themselves the Black P. Stone Nation and became efficient in drug trafficking.
This gang could be very sly. They convinced the Nixon Administration (1972) to award them a grant from the US Department of Commerce for $927,000. President Nixon touted it as his implementation of capitalism into our blighted urban areas. When it was found out that the gang bought weapons and ammunition with much of the money, Jeff Fort went off to prison.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I think I guessed right.
Some gangs probably want the government to wipe out rival gangs.
They figure that if they cooperate with the government, they might be on the inside enough to protect their own turf while directing law enforcement to wipe out rivals.
If you want to see the scary truth, read this:
Street Gangs – Chicago Style
As I have been looking at the phenomenon of street gangs in urban areas of our nation, there is none quite as unique as Chicago. The “Windy City” has a myriad of large size gangs. The structure is “tight” and there are so many large gangs that they have two distinct alliances. The Folk Nation and the People Nation are two rival alliances. Amongst the Folk Nation are the Black Disciples, Gangster Disciples, Imperial Gangsters, Insane Deuces, La Raza, Latin Disciples, Latin Dragons, Latin Eagles, Orchestra Albany, Party People, Spanish Cobras, Satan Disciples and Two Six. The People Nation includes the Black P-Stones, Conservative Vice Lords, Four Corner Hustlers, Gaylords, Latin Brothers, Latin Counts, Latin Kings, Latin Pachucos, Mafia Insane Vice Lords, Travelling Vice Lords and the Undertaker Vice Lords. The Black Gangsters, Black Souls, Lynchmen Sercaun Gangsters and Molotov Mafia are large gangs with no alliance.
This article then goes on to describe the structure of gangs and their associated turfs.
Then check this out:
Perhaps the most notorious gang is the Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, commonly known as Black P. Stone. It was originally called the Blackstone Rangers. The founders, Jeff Fort and Eugene Hairston started the group while they were being detained in a juvenile facility. Youth was their focus until the 1960’s when they evolved into a very violent and feared entity. They renamed themselves the Black P. Stone Nation and became efficient in drug trafficking.
This gang could be very sly. They convinced the Nixon Administration (1972) to award them a grant from the US Department of Commerce for $927,000. President Nixon touted it as his implementation of capitalism into our blighted urban areas. When it was found out that the gang bought weapons and ammunition with much of the money, Jeff Fort went off to prison.
I think Trump should be very careful when making deals with these gangs.
Pro-Trump Pastor: Chicago Gang Leaders Want to Work With POTUS on Crime
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I'm not a gang expert, but from what I know from people I know who know them (if that makes sense)...
I am going to make a guess regarding what happened here:
I think that the gang leaders that want to work with Trump are the "American" gangs.
I think that they want Trump to clean out the gangs that are mostly illegals immigrants.
This would not only reduce violence, but it would give the American gangs the monopoly over the organized crime.
They are probably in turf wars with Mexican gangs.