The Gang Life Most gangs in the society are violent, some more than others. Gangs do not tend to be very appealing to others in the world that is today. Gangs have been an issue in the world from then and even now, it has become more dangerous in the streets and society throughout the world. Gangs do not obey the law or authorities; they simply do what they please. Gangs are a major issue in the way people live their lives. A large majority of the inmates at Pelican Bay belong to one of these six gangs: Nuestra Familia, the Mexican Mafia, the Aryan Brotherhood, the Black Guerrilla Family, the Northern Structure, or the Nazi Low-rides. Since there are so many different gangs the inmates interact with each other violently. “They’ll walk around,
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The total amount of inmates in a prison grew, so did the pris-ons. There were more ethnically and racially mixed inmates, and even more unpredictable inmates. A vast majority of the inmates were first offenders, who were usually young males. Inmates who actually made the prison life acceptable had disappeared and the control from the authorities was lost. Prisoners stuck together for their own self-protection and eventually later for money. In result to these actions the very first California gang was born. In the prison the older inmates would tell the newbies that it was simple, just stay to yourself and do not do anything to anyone. Gangs had worked their way into a relative power once the arms race had barely stopped; the Black Guerrilla Family had been weakened because there was little leadership. In 1965, the Mexican Mafia was the sole Hispanic gang until a group of inmates from the Northern California formed the Nuestra Familia to counter the influence of Hispanics from the south (Wood …show more content…
The Banditos wear the “colors” on their vests; the patches read “Except No Mercy” and “God Forgives, Banditos Don’t.” Most of the Banditos on their rides carry chains, knives, brass knuckles, and heavy black flashlights; they can use them as clubs. They also wear steel-toed boots which can be very bad to the person who is going to get kicked during a fight. They keep pistols in saddle bags or they even tuck it into their pants. “You don’t mess with the Banditos . . . You cross them, and they can turn into very violent, very dangerous men” (Hollandsworth 1) When joining a gang there is not an actual gender to join a gang, girls can join gangs, even Mexican immigrants join a majority of gangs. The number of girls joining gangs is growing, they for many of the same reasons as the boys do. “Some girls start participating in gang activity as early as age eight.” Co-ed and female gangs are becoming more and more common; most do not participate in the violent crimes as the boys do, but the female gangs support services like transporting, purchasing or selling drugs, and relaying messages to gang members in prisons (Daniels and Chenes
The total amount of inmates in a prison grew, so did the pris-ons. There were more ethnically and racially mixed inmates, and even more unpredictable inmates. A vast majority of the inmates were first offenders, who were usually young males. Inmates who actually made the prison life acceptable had disappeared and the control from the authorities was lost. Prisoners stuck together for their own self-protection and eventually later for money. In result to these actions the very first California gang was born. In the prison the older inmates would tell the newbies that it was simple, just stay to yourself and do not do anything to anyone. Gangs had worked their way into a relative power once the arms race had barely stopped; the Black Guerrilla Family had been weakened because there was little leadership. In 1965, the Mexican Mafia was the sole Hispanic gang until a group of inmates from the Northern California formed the Nuestra Familia to counter the influence of Hispanics from the south (Wood …show more content…
The Banditos wear the “colors” on their vests; the patches read “Except No Mercy” and “God Forgives, Banditos Don’t.” Most of the Banditos on their rides carry chains, knives, brass knuckles, and heavy black flashlights; they can use them as clubs. They also wear steel-toed boots which can be very bad to the person who is going to get kicked during a fight. They keep pistols in saddle bags or they even tuck it into their pants. “You don’t mess with the Banditos . . . You cross them, and they can turn into very violent, very dangerous men” (Hollandsworth 1) When joining a gang there is not an actual gender to join a gang, girls can join gangs, even Mexican immigrants join a majority of gangs. The number of girls joining gangs is growing, they for many of the same reasons as the boys do. “Some girls start participating in gang activity as early as age eight.” Co-ed and female gangs are becoming more and more common; most do not participate in the violent crimes as the boys do, but the female gangs support services like transporting, purchasing or selling drugs, and relaying messages to gang members in prisons (Daniels and Chenes