Latin Kings

Summary:
The Almighty Latin King Nation first emerged in Chicago during the 1940s when several young Puerto Rican males organized into a club. Their goal was to help each other overcome the problems of racism and prejudice that newly arriving Puerto Rican immigrants were experiencing. celebrate January 6th as "King's Holy Day" and the first week in March as "King's Week." The Latin Kings are Chicago's largest gang and have been involved in numerous violent acts. Although the original members were of Puerto Rican decent, most members are now Mexican-America. They now allow members of all races to join. The Latin Kings have over 25,000 Latin King members residing within their city alone.

Reflection:
its amazing how many people are in the latin kings alone within their city alone just imagine how many more member there are around the country? I think its just crazy how many gangster their are all around us.

Evidence:
Latin King started in the 1940s
gang grew out in Chicago
there are about 25,oo latin king members withen their city alone

Questions:
Why would they want to be called th Latin Kings?
How do they get more than 25,000 people into their gang?

Link:
http://www.gripe4rkids.org/LKhis.html

In San Diego, Jury Indicts 17 in Killings

Summary:
a jury accused and arrested 17 men suspectd of killing 9 peoplefrom 2004- 2007 and also kidnapping and death squad. These men were in the Los Palillos Gang they all mostley grew up and went to high school In San Diego. e police said Los Palillos also used a vat of acid to liquefy two bodies. They worked as hit men in Tijuana, Mexico, for the Arellano Félix organization, one of the most powerful and violent drug cartels in Latin America and the force behind much of America’s illegal marijuana trade, according to the authorities. Los Palillos kidnapped people and ask for money they earned so much money intill a family came upon the police and they were caught.

Reflection:
I though this aritle was strong, why would Los Paliolls Kid napp inocent people. the thinng that freaked me out was that Los Palillos also used a vat of acid to liquefy two bodies.

Evedince:
Nine People were killed
they 17 men charged wiht murder were fom Los Paliolls
They kiddnapted pepole and ask for money if they didnt reacieve money they killed them and dumped there body around the county

Questions:
Why would they dump there body arounfd the county?

Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/us/14border.html

16 year old accused with Murder

Summary:
"Loony" Barron was a great man always trying to get kids away from crime, but he paid for it with his life. Loony Barron was in a gang ( crips) and did not want other young kids to make the same mistake he made, Barron would go to school and jails and talked about violence. Loony Barron confronted this 16 year old boy from tagging a wall and the boy ended up shooting and killing Barron. Late that Sunday night the young boy was arrested for muder proved on a cervalience tape from a buisness near by. He was out there helping children from making the same mistakes he made."

Reflection:
Lonny Barron was killed just by asking a kid not to tagg on a wall and ended up getting shoot to death. He was just a great guy trying to help young kids get out of trouble, and from making thr same mistake he made.

Evidence:
Barron helped kids get out of trouble
16 year old kid killed Barron
Kid was tagging on the wall
Police investigated and found a tape showing the incedent

Questions:
Why would the kid decide to kill Barron?

Link:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=9787241

Mexican Mafia

Summary:
The Mexican Mafia originated in the mid-1950s . The prison, originally built to house young male offenders, soon became the home of many Mexican-American street gang members mostly from barrios, or neighborhoods, in East Lost Angeles. A small group of Mexican-American inmates organized themselves into what would become to be known as the Mexican Mafia. As the group recruited newly arriving Mexican-American inmates they soon took hold of the California prison system, however according to the Department of Justice, the group did not have a strong leadership structure until the 1960s. By this time they controlled the narcotic traffic throughout most of the California prisons. Early requirements of the gang required prospective members to be Mexican. Members also had to have completed at least one ‘hit’ or stabbing and their status in the gang was then based on their seniority and dedication. Dedication was usually proven by how many assaults they had engaged in.

Reflection:
Its amazing how inmates just created ther own gang while being in prison, also the thing that makes me surprised is that to become a member you had to at least completed one hit or stabbing and they had to show dedication to the gang, also on how many assaults they had engaged in. I wonder who People are proud of becoming a gangster?

Evidence:
The gang was created in prison and was named The mexican Mafia
The only take Mexicans
The mexican Mafia originated in the mid 1950's

Questions:
What would go in their mind to make a gang while their in prison?
Why are Mexicans only allowed?
Why do they have to complete a hit or stabbing?

Link:
http://www.knowgangs.com/gang_resources/profiles/surenos/

Gangsters

Summary:
This Article talks about many muders that have happenbed involving Gang members. for example on August 19 a cuple of gang members attacked a man and him pregnet wife while they were stuck at a traffic light in Chula Vista . Also the same gang members beat this innocent 15 year old boy with a piece of lumber. There are so many diffrent gangs world wide in one case National City gangs have been connected to all but one of the 18 homicides since Jan 1 2002.

Reflection:
I cant believe that people have the guts to take a other person's life, there are so many innocent people that get killed or beat up for no reason. I wonder why do people choses to become Gangsters.

Evedince:
national city gangs were accused of 17 homicides.
Man and wife and unborn child were attaked for no reason

Questions:
Why would gangsters beat up and or killed people for no simple reason why would they chose to take another persond life away?

Link:
This was just an article i found on The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Bloods

Summary:
The Bloods are a street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members. Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States. As the Crips grew in South Central Los Angeles in the early 1970s they began targeting other gangs. It was during this time of conflict that several gangs joined forces to attack the growing Crip threat. The most well known gang within this group was the Piru Street Boys. They lead the revolt against the Crips and ended up creating the Bloods gang in 1972.

Reflection:
Ive learned that the blood gang is all around the united states and i all started out in the 1970's when they kead a revolt agianst the crips.

Evedience:
The Bloods Enemys are the crips.
The wear the color red to repercent bloods.
The Blood gang was created in the 1970's
Bloods were founded in LA

Questions:
Why do bloods hate crips?

Link:
http://www.gripe4rkids.org/BLhis.html

Crips

Summary:
The Crips is a street gang which originated in Los Angeles, California in the late 1960s. During the early 1970s, the gang grew and branched out to other parts of Los Angeles County. The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States, with an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members. The gang is known to be involved in murders, robberies, and drug dealing, among many other criminal pursuits. The gang is known for its gang members use of the color blue in their clothing.

Reflection:
crip Gang was started in the 1960 in Los Angeles,Most crip strret members are between the ages of 12-24. Crips repersent the color blue in their clothing.

Evidence:
Crips repersent the color blue
One of the largest Gangs In the United States
have around 30,000 to 35,000 members in the gang.

Question:
Why did the Crips want to repersent the color blue?

Link:
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/crips/history-of-the-crips.html

Ms-13

Summary:
MS-13 was named after "Mara Salvatrucha",in El Salvador and also by "13th Street" in Los Angeles. " MS 13 " now as of 2010 the most dangerous gang in the world. MS 13 were formed in the early 1980s in Los Angeles. After fleeing the death squads in civil-war-plagued El Salvador, and later settling in California.The MS-13 gang is all around the united states, located in Washington DC, Oregon, Alaska, Arkansas, Texas, Nevada,New York etc. ( mostly in LA). MS-13 criminal activities include drug smuggling, gun running, people smuggling, hits for hire, theft, drug sales, arson, and of course, strong arming the locals.Members typically range in age from 11 to 40 years old. Once a member is brought in to the gang, they are in for life.

Reflection:
The ms 13 gang is the most powerful and biggest gang throughout the United States.
Iv'e read that in el Salvador there is approcemetly 54 deaths a day . In the united states around 6 deaths a day.
also if your a ms13 gang u most likely have a ms 13 tatto on your body.

Evedience:
Most dangerous gangs in the world
they cannot kill without reason
The gang stated in El Salvador

Questions:
How did the Gang spread around the United States?
Why caint you just quit the gang?
why do you have to saty in for life?

Link:
http://www.altereddimensions.net/crime/ms13gang.aspx

18 Street Gnags In Los Angeles County

Summary:
The 18 street gang in Los Angeles Is concidered the largest gang In the los angeles county. there is approcimently around 15,ooo people in the Los angeles Area.The 18th Street gang was formed in the 1960s.During the 1960s, the Clanton Street gang, a well-established Hispanic street gang, was in its second generation. Youth in the local neighborhood wanted to join the gang, but the membership of Clanton Street was limited to those youth who were American citizens from a pure Hispanic background. Youth who were mexican immigrants or of mixed were not allowed to join the gang. While in these facilities, their membership to Clanton Street was denied. As these youth from the Clanton Street neighborhood formed their own gang. A young man, nicknamed "Glover," was in a detention facility, and started to recruit mixed-race youth to form a gang. These youth were the original members of 18th Street. The guy that stated the Clanton Street, lived on 18th Street, just four blocks away from the Clanton Street gang. The new gang adopted the name of his street. This street was located an area now known as the Rampart section of Los Angeles.

Reflection:
Iv'e learned that the Clanton Street gang denied the others, so they decided to make there own Gang, and now believe it or not it is one of the most biggest gangs in LA. There are form 8,000 to 20,000 People In the gang.

Questions:
I wonder how this gang got around to many of people?


Link:
http://www.streetgangs.com/18thstreet.html

17 charged in string of brutal kidnappings and slayings in San Diego suburbs ( Mexican Gangsters)

For many Years know these Mexican Gangs have been out kidnapping, torturing and killing well-to-do residents. Nine victims were found killed from 2004-2007. and 17 gangster charged for the deaths of these people. two of the bodies of the men murdered were dissolved in chemicals at a rented house in San Diego. They would also run a mexican drug cartel throught the mexico border. These men Would dress up as police oficers and snatch people out in day light and put them in there cars and drive away as in nothing ever happened. Most Of this Happened In the Chula Vista And Bonita area , And some happened in Mexico(TJ).These Gangsters Were found and sent to jail convicted with mudering.
"In a spillover of Tijuana violence, Mexican gang members posing as U.S. law enforcement personnel abducted and killed 9 victims."