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i can see were anths comming from theres no gang culture up here (newcastle) at all.. plenty kids who will fight you but no gangs as such

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Really. So the murder of well known hardman Viv Graham on NYE in 93 wasn't gang related was it not.

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Does that not prove the point then if you've got to back 18 years for an example?

No. It was an high profile example.What about the Middlesborough fella that was taken out recently, common knowledge it was gangland related from Newcastle.

Terrible news and I never understand these folk who queue for hours to grab a bargain, but getting back to the subject, Here in Sheffield there is a postcode gang war going on, all the time and this continues even away from the city, I work with kids on the street and whats happening is, this is just Sheffield so I imagine the capital might be a little far forward. Generally you have a gang of kids and here they are regarded by some rank, like a general or a runner for example, feuds begin. There is a gang on the street and where as back when i was growing up you gained respect (stupid) by robbing or just twatting another gang member, nowadays they are given tasks, they carry out the task they move up in rank, This is where innocent people end up dead cause its come to the point now whereby your gangs on the street are saying to the new kid " right go stab that fucker up " So he obliges, whether out of fear or to gain respect he does it. Thats how far its gone and these targets or missions become more complex until somebody gets a grip of it. The technology doesn't help, even though these may well be caught for it, videoing such an event gives the person responsible brownie points. Young are involved in a lot more nowadays in means of drugs, running and cultivating its horrendous. They have nothing and many unfortunately dont learn by there mistakes,
I had a client before xmas come back to me after 4 years, he been locked up. I sat him down and had a chat expecting him to be clean and get his head sorted, not a chance he came out of prison on exactly the same medication as he went on in and was back to where he left off, letting off steam about what he had to do to get his status back. You cant tell them these days unless they end up seriously hurt which is a shame and it looks like it will get worse.

Interesting but depressing reading that Ja.