![]() There are also football gangs, groups of supporters who attack fans of the opposing team at big matches, though this problem has become less serious in recent years. Many of these gangs were formed originally to defend the local community, but then became involved in criminal activity. In recent years Asian and West Indian gangs have been established in places such as London, Birmingham and Manchester. In Britain in the 1960s and 1970s gangs of white skinheads caused fear among ethnic minority groups. In Britain violent crime related to rival gangs, especially stabbing (= injuring people with a knife), is increasing. Crimes commonly associated with street gangs include selling drugs and, especially in the US, drive-by shootings, when they shoot a member of another gang while driving past, often injuring other people at the same time. People who belong to such gangs are called gang members. ![]() They may show which parts of the city they control by tagging, spraying paint in particular designs on the walls in the area. Gangs have their own parts of the city and keep other gangs out of them. Synonyms for GANG: team, crew, army, platoon, party, company, brigade, squad Antonyms of GANG: individualist, loner, avoid, shun, snub, alienate, disband. In Britain and the US gang now usually means a street gang, a group of young people in an inner-city area. Criminal gangs involved in human trafficking (= bringing people to the UK illegally and making them work for very little pay) are an increasing problem. Gangs involved in organized criminal activity were less of a problem in Britain, though in the 1960s the Kray twins ran a gang in the East End of London and triads, gangs similar to the Mafia, operate in some Chinese communities in Britain. The word gang is no longer used to refer to the group known as the Mafia, though members of the Mafia are often involved in gangland killings. People involved in organized crime, particularly during the 1920s and 1930s, were called gangsters. People like Jesse James became famous for leading gangs which committed crimes like robbing banks. In a statement, Fort Hood spokesman Tony Rheinlander said it is n’t even up to the Pentagon whether or not Fort Hood is used.Culture gangs gangs In US history gangs were often associated with the Wild West, the western part of the US during the period when people were beginning to move there. The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Refugee Relocation is required to take control of unaccompanied children once they enter the U.S., and the agency is once again being stretched to the limit by a surge that has reached an estimated 10,000 since October. More than 10,000 unaccompanied minor children have streamed into United States over the Mexican border since October 1, the result of unchecked corruption and gang violence in their Central American homelands, and an effort by Mexican drug cartels to diversify into the very lucrative migrant smuggling business. Last year, amid a surge of unaccompanied children streaming in from Central America, the Pentagon began housing thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in Texas, Naval Base Ventura County, in California, and at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma. It is outrageous that this administration would even consider using our military installations to shelter illegal immigrants who have crossed our southern border, president Obama needs to enforce our immigration laws and secure our border, not undermine our military at a time when our country is facing increased threats from radical Islamic terrorists. I think it's a gutsy move, i think he did it because he knew DA Gascon wasn't going to file any gang enhancements or gun enhancements and probably not go after these people for the death penalty. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government they have only a talent for getting and holding office. ![]() The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. Undocumented immigrants are more likely, generally, to be the victim of gang crime to be a member of the gang. This is unacceptable on our streets in New York City, and it has to stop. There's just one common theme, I want to get out there, that's a recurring theme that keeps happening, and it has to stop throughout the city, that's gang members that's guns, multiple guns on the scene, scooters being used, masks and lastly, unintended targets getting hit. ![]()
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