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American gangsters vow allegiance as a way of life, religion and code they are willing to die for, a gang consultant said Friday at MTSU’s three-day 2010 Youth Gang Organized Crime Symposium.

“A gang is a modern religion comprised of a male-dominated predatory society that rewards extreme, deviant, criminal and self-destructive behavior,” said consultant Hunter Glass. “Gangs are in every county, every community.”

Glass, an expert on gang mentality and culture, spoke about the gang anatomy to about 250 participants at the symposium, including law enforcement officers, educators, counselors, corrections workers and ministers.

He narrated a video a school resource officer obtained depicting a six-minute beating of a prospective gang member during a gang initiation in 2000 in Goose Creek, S.C. The prospective member allowed the gang members to beat him and knock him down without defending himself.

After six minutes, one member “crowned” him into the gang by hitting him in the head. Then, the gang members “love on him” and place his colors on his shoulder.

Glass compared the military’s basic training to the gang’s indoctrination. Both groups have a desire, a violent indoctrination phase and an acceptance phase.

Once joining a gang, a member stays for the need to be and the need to belong to a group. The group replaces a family and supplies love, comfort, support and a sense of belonging.

“Gangs provide their members with an individual identity along with a group identity,” Glass said.

Some members are born into a generational gang while others are natural fits. A professional gangster might join the U.S. Army to recruit gang members.

“Serious gangs are in Nashville and can have a franchise in Murfreesboro,” Glass said.

Some gangs are banning together through a “hybrid” mix for survival purposes.

He showed a series of photographs of people who had their faces and backs tattooed to show gang affiliation. One man had an 18 tattooed on his face to show his 18th Street gang affiliation.

For the graffiti, Glass explained a web signifies the person lives in the web of crimes and a spider shows the person will always be a criminal.

The symposium concludes Saturday with speakers giving ways communities can combat gangs.



 
 
 
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By: SocEtTuem on 3/12/10
“A gang is a modern religion comprised of a male-dominated predatory society that rewards extreme, deviant, criminal and self-destructive behavior,”

You needed a consultant to tell you that? Duh.

By: Dorseyaaaa on 3/12/10
The author states, "Glass compared the military’s basic training to the gang’s indoctrination. Both groups have a desire, a violent indoctrination phase and an acceptance phase." I take exception with the phrase "Both groups have . . . a violent indoctrination phase." This is a poor comparison- thugs to the patriots who protect our great nation. My theory is that Mr. Glass knows very little about the U.S. Military except perhaps from television and movies.

By: attagirl on 3/12/10
Dorsey, it's hard to deny that basic training is all about "toughening up" the soldier. The whole premies of the military's basic training is to break them down so they can build them back up again.

Mr. Glass is right on the money.

By: attagirl on 3/12/10
"premies" should have been "premise"

By: 1more4thelaw on 3/12/10
Dorsey,

Mr. Glass is a combat veteran who served 2 tours with the 82nd Airborne Division. So his knowledge is vast in that area as well, but you would have known that if you would have been in attendance today to hear his very well thought and informative presentation.

attagirl, most of the time I read your comments and disagree but believe this time you are right on the money.

SocEtTuem,

Since you appear to be so well informed I guess you will be speaking to the group of near 200 Saturday? Didn't think so...

By: FreedomJournal on 3/13/10
FREEDOMJOURNAL REVELATION SERIES
(9 March 2010)

FALLEN FRUIT: THE YOUNG DIE YOUNG
www.freedomjournalpress.com

carlapatton@comcast.net


Greetings Brethren,

Peace be unto you. Can the mothers and fathers afford to bury the young as they die a step away from real manhood? Who has insurance among the gang-bangers? Well is there any mood among the masses or the policy makers to insure all people? Out upon the land as far as we can see there are guns, gangs, young men and young women and premature death.

Flowers That Never Bloom

I picked a rose from my rose garden
on every day I liveth as I and my kinsmen
all love to smell and see in admiration
the flowers that bloom.

Red, white, pink and many colors of the
natural rainbow were captured among
the roses of the garden. Many other
flowers also came up from ground.

However many died hampered by bad
soil and not enough rain. Nature nurtured
them but man left them to shame. What was the
place they could have had in the bouquets,

Of life? Meanwhile there were many functions
where the grace of floral arrangements were
needed. However the dead could see nothing at
a funeral. Wasted flowers by the grave sides.

Beautiful flowers in the morning sunshine waiting
on the rain. Some that are astute and with vision
in the Ghetto reveal in song that many come to live
as if they are bullet proof.

Toe tagging is the game. Who could cock a pistol
aim and shoot? The urban youth have never witnessed
any degree of gun safety. The farm boys raised up in
the woods know how to hunt rabbits and squirrels and,

Cock and aim and shoot at something to eat. However
the urban cowboys hardly can load a gun. Budding flowers
thus, are often wasted for nothing as all did not die over
a turf, retaliation or robbery for drugs, money and jewelry.

Toe tagged for nothing is this the way to go out? Who will
step up to the plate and address this problem? Where are our
leaders? As sure as the pen we have been blessed with has ink
we will cry out for the flowers that never bloom. Have mercy Lord.

Peace and Paradise,
Dr. Carl A. Patton writing for the FreedomJournal Press 9 March 2010 in the year of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

By: KevinHalpern on 3/14/10
American gangsters appear to be much in common with foreign terrorists.

By: SocEtTuem on 3/15/10
SocEtTuem,

Since you appear to be so well informed I guess you will be speaking to the group of near 200 Saturday? Didn't think so...

I have no desire to tell people what should be obvious to even the dimmest bulb on the string, however if someone is willing to pay me a large fee to do so...


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