The Gangster Disciples are still an active group in the United States (Mallory, 2012). There are members of the group in over 35 states and 70 U.S. cities (Mallory, 2012). Nearly 20,000 members reside in the city of Chicago, where the FBI considers this group a “major organized crime group” (Mallory, 2012, p. 208). The Gangster Disciples were formed after the death of the group’s original leaders, David Barksdale (Mallory, 2012). A young man who was already a member of the group, Larry Hoover become the new leader of the Gangster Disciples because he was a person that Barksdale watched over (Mallory, 2012). After his death, the group split into the Black Disciples and the Gangster Disciples (Mallory, 2012). The group became prone to violence
The 6 point Star is made up of two pyrmids the one faceing up is 13 bricks for the original
As Hoover gang grew, he combined his gang with another leader named David Barksdale gang making the Gangster Disciples even more larger. In 1969, after Barksdale was killed in a shooting. Hoover took reins of the Gangster Disciples. Hoover formed not only a gang but a movement as well. He and his fellow gang members took over the South Side drug trade. Making more than 1,000 a day in profits.
In Thugz Ville, North Carolina there lives four families. All four families consist of a mom, dad and five kids. The first family is Esmeralda and her husband Ben along with their five children Ashley, Jack, Brett, Jessica, and Cassie. The second family includes Mayra her husband Alex and their five children Bentley, Karmen, Cooper, Natalee, and Jackson. The third family holds Reagan and her husband Bailey and their five kids Camden, Brooklyn, Grayson, Mackenzie, and Bennett. The last family includes Krystal and her husband Collin and their five children Blake, Heather, Maddie, Tori, and Tyler. These four families live in a run down, sketchy neighborhood, and it includes top security to protect all vehicles and prized possessions; including
The introduction of an 18th Amendment that banned the sale, consumption and manufacturing of alcohol in America had an unprecedented outcome: the gangster era. This era filled with elaborate crimes, speakeasies and outlaws continue to have an influence on the America of today. The gangster era has influenced the legal system of America, American literature (for example The Godfather and the Jazz Age Mystery Series), and American films (for example Mobsters, Dilinger, and Capone) and has even become integrated into language. People compare crimes and criminals today to the famous ones of the eras saying someone is pulling a "Bonnie and Clyde" scheme as well as some of the slang from the era (broad, goon, Big House, etc.). "You can get a long
National Junior Honor Society has created a Cafeteria S.O.P to enforce upon students to help the cafeteria work properly. When the students abide by the Cafeteria S.O.P distribution of food, dismal of the student, and more will run more fluently. Without the Cafeteria S.O.P, the cafeteria will still run in an unstructured system causing an unhealthy environment for
Bootlegging gangsters provided consumers with a supply of "moonshine" because there was a strong demand for alcohol. the weak police enforcement led to widespread consumption and consequently, lawbreaking in places like speak-easies. the profits from the Prohibition Era were moved into other rackets like narcotics. The profits increased dramatically, leading to incredibly wealthy individuals, as was rumored about future president John F. Kennedy's family. The need for these supplies was so big that anybody from anywhere could make an obscene amount of
Gangs of New York is considered by most scholars to be a historical narrative that reflects on the influence of class politics in the molding of the U.S. Amsterdam, the protagonist in the film, comments on how New York City, “wasn’t a city really. It was more a furnace where a city someday might be forged,” reflects on this argument that Gangs of New York is illustrative of how America came to be what it is today (Gangs of New York, 00:16:46-52). I agree with this interpretation of the film and will discuss how gang warfare and political corruption in the film are used to illuminate this message of class politics and how they helped to shape modern day America.
For all time the United States media illuminate the American open about the narco-trafficking associations that exist in our nation and about the danger postured by the Mexican Mafia for the United States.
John Wayne Gacy, also known as “the Killer Clown,” was 36 years old and living in Des Plaines, Illinois when he was apprehended by police in 1978. By then, Gacy had murdered 33 young men and boys. He was originally arrested on a drug charge, when further investigation of his home, due to the connection that he had to several missing young men, revealed to investigators the horrible contents of the crawlspace underneath his home (Crime Stories, 1999). He was then arrested for murder in 1979 and found guilty of 33 counts of murder in 1980. His murders of the 33 young men took place between the years of 1972 and 1978 and he was given the classification of “serial murderer” (clarkprosecutor.org). To people who
“American Gangster” is based on the true story of Frank Lucas’ life. It is the story of how he cut out the middleman in the heroin business and the story of how Ritchie Roberts caught him. Throughout the film we see the parallel between a cop and a criminal as we inch forward to see their lives finally meet.
I think drugs are more of a problem for the juvenile justice system than gangs are. Although I disagree with you, you made quite a few valid points to pertaining to your reasons for feeling as if gangs are more of an issue for the juvenile justice system. You made a good point when stating that kids try drugs to experiment and often outgrow using them. However, not all kids stop using drugs after trying them. Many progress to harder drugs. When I was in school as a kid I remember being introduced to the G.R.E.A.T. program. I agree with you that this program is one of the best ways to deal with the gang issue. The program introduces kids to situations which may occur and ways to overcome or encounter them. I enjoyed taking the time to
and the Black Disciples are similar to a franchise like McDonald’s because of their structure. The gang was part of a whole drug industry and only made up part of it, just like a McDonald’s store composed only one of the thousand stores of the franchise. J.T.’s gang, “...reported to a central leadership of about twenty men that was called...the board of directors” (96). McDonald’s like any other business or organization also has a board of directors. Not only that, but both, the gang and McDonald’s both keep records of their monthly revenues, expenses, employees and leaders. The drug trade is also similar to the hierarchy in the American Business because even though it may be illegal, it’s still a business. The salary of, “the top 120 men...represented just 2.2 percent of the….gang membership but took home well more than half the money”(100). In the drug business the hierarchy is also taken into effect, the ones who truly make business and win the “bottomless supply of cash” are the ones at the top of the hierarchy. The ones at the top are motivated by the money while the ones at the bottom are motivated by their dreams of being recognized, having money and
I grew up in a small town in Illinois, on the north east side of the state called Waukegan. I was once a kid full of energy, confidence, hope, believe, and goals. As I grew up I noticed that my generation was different, kids wanted to be thugs, drug dealers, pot smokers, party animals and gangsters.
You see all those mafia movies; Italians are always portrayed as angry, violent people. That's not right. As far as we Italians are concerned--hey, listen, we don't hurt people but people get hurt, ya' know? Accidents happen! You walk outside, trip and fall on an ice pick, six or seven times, ya' know? Right away, they blame Vinny. That's not
The new communications media-television and Internet play an important role in the initiation of public interest in the Mafia and OC. The new communications media getting more and more advance everyday, especially the Internet. In today world, you can do plenty things through the Internet like shopping, apply for jobs, reading the new, or study…. so the Mafia or OC could use it too, like to transfer money, stole people information, communicate, or even control their organization through the screen with out actually meeting in person. They could use Internet or media to built their reputation then create the “ghost company” to scam people and get peoples’ money or attack their targets (enemies or the government) with the lower chance to get