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(The Study of Threes)
http://threesology.org
With respect to the names of gangs using numbers, it might be argued that a word followed by a number is linguistically pronounced as being a larger pattern. For example, the gang 1512 Crew is pronounced "Fifteen" "Twelve" "Crew", which is a pattern-of-three, though some might further claim that the "Fifteen" is two conjoined words "Fif" and "teen". Thus said, "Fifteen" becomes a singular with an inclusive two-pattern. While the numbers "13" or "14" often accompany the word name of a gang, it is seldom recognized that, historically, with respect to the development of number words (words used for numbers), the "teen" in 13, 14, 15, etc., actually represent the value "ten". Thus, the numerical word "thirteen" is three plus ten, and so forth. The value "ten" was a cognitive limit for the mind of humanity.
While the word distinctions "eleven" and "twelve" would appear to not express the notions of one plus ten and two plus ten, respectively, they do exemplify a repeat of the earlier cognitive limits associated with the values of one and two, with all other numbers thereafter represented by the word "many". Thus, eleven as a separate entity, followed by twelve as a separate entity, is followed by the "many" teens. Hence, it is but another flavor of the old One- Two- Many points of cognitive limitation identified by researchers involved in analyzing the origin and development of number concepts which includes the usage of words-for-numbers also called number words, a means by which number concepts become derived into mathematical word problems, and decried by some students as torturous mental exercises in mathematical computation.
The word "twenty", although mostly indistinct in our day and age, historically represented two tens, with thirty as representing three tens and so forth. The reason for this suggests that the human mind, let us say the human brain, encounters stumbling blocks, represented today by our inability to cognitively grasp a higher designation beyound the values small- medium- large, without resorting to repeating a usage of the word "large" with the notion of X, XX, and XXX large. Although we might claim this is the result of a limitation in human cognitive ability, we might also want to consider it is the result of a poor language ability. Both of which suggest the human species remains in a primitive age and stage of development. With respect to numbers and words for numbers, the human mind appears to have experienced several points of cognitive/linguistic limitation, resulting in a world-wide recurrence of an identifiable "One- Two- Many" number development, to be re-discussed on another page at this site.
It has also been noted by some researchers of gangs, that the letters "V", "B" and "L" are common letters in gang names and are often displayed as acronyms for the gang's name. In El Paso and the Southwestern United States, for example, the letter "M" is now commonly used in connection with the word "Mexican" as part of a gang name. Some members of the Mexican Mafia gang sport a Mickey Mouse tattoo in order to substitute for the two "M's" of their gang name.
http://www.onrampelpaso.org/tattoos.html
As a momentary digression into the realm of philosophical psychology, let us ask whether M & M gangs eat more M & M candy, or drink more Mescale (fermented cactus juice), or smoke more Moto (marijuana), whether consciously or unconsciously oriented towards an infatuation with the letter "M"? Perhaps this notion is a bit of evaluation that is overlooked by most researchers of gang behavior since most researchers are inclined to follow prevailing research trend interests of their mentors, peers, and endowment providers. Such an evaluation of personal research motivation should be contrasted with what occurs on an individual bases with all gangs, and even non-gang members with respect to what is traditionally cited as obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Originating indices of compulsive, obsessive, or obsessive/compulsive behaviors (whether defined psychiatrically as a disorder or not), can provide a perspective of gang behavior frequently overlooked. And I am not talking about law enforcement cited MO characterizations, but those with an identity obscured by typical research methodologies.
For threesologists, it is of some interest to note that while some gangs have an affinity to the numbers 7 and 13 based on some conscious or unconscious orientation to phenomena associated with superstition or some other inclination towards the usage of such numbers similar to groups in antiquity; they overlook the "M", much less the "W" or "E" as a symbolic re-oriented reference to the number 3. Whereas the letters M, W, and E are all 'straight-armed' versions of the presently used curved-arm number 3, the number 3 is thought to have evolved from a straight (or stick) armed portrayal. Such numbers and letters are thought to have an origin prior to written history in that they are symbolic portrayals of single, double, and triple triangle-shaped pyramids sketched in the sand, as might the mind of a child when it draws a person with straight "stick" arms and stick legs. I will venture into this symbolism on a different page.
By drawing stick versions of the three Giza Plateau pyramids and placing them singularly into single (one pyramid), double (two pyramids), and triple (three pyramid) groupings side-by-side, it does not require too much imagination to see the number 3, nor the letters, v, n, m, w, or E. Different writing styles will portray the letters and number in a linear, circular, or triangular fashion. These three are basic geometric forms that crop up again and again in different subject areas, and will be discussed on a different page.
Let
us take a look at some other gang names:
1950s
California Car "Clubs":
Low
Riders
Coasters
Highwaymen
Road Devils
Major
(1950's - 1960's) California territorial
clubs:
Businessmen(1957-1965)
Gladiators
Slausons
(1952-1965)
Rebel Rousers
Huns
Farmers (from Watts)
Blood
Alley
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN)
Almighty
Latin Kings Nation (ALKN)
Arizona's New Mexican Mafia
Aryan
Brotherhood of Texas
(1993) Blood Stone Villains (BSV) and
Sex
Brothers of the Struggle (BOS
5th & O Street Crew
15th
Place Crew (1-5 Mob)
1st & Kennedy Crew
1st & O Street
Crew
1st & Seaton Place Crew
1st & T Street Crew
14th
& Good Hope Road Crew
14th & Monroe Crew
42nd Street
Little Criminals
(1993) One Eight Trey (183) Bloods
7 n L
Mob
7th & O Crew
7th & Taylor Crew
Sisters of the
Struggle (SOS)
16th and U Street Crew
Sursum Corda Court
Crew
12th & Hamlin Street crew
Lords of Flatbush
(Movie)
Italian Mafia gangs:
Sicilian Mafia or Cosa
Nostra
‘Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia
Camorra
Sacra
Corona Unita (SCU)
1980's-
Almighty Latin King
Nation of Connecticut
Chicago Latin Kings
Almighty Latin
Charter Nation
Tiger Tribe, Wolf Tribe and Lion Tribe to label
the different chapters.
1950's- 1960's
Blackstone
Rangers (Black gang)
Vice Lords (Black gang)
Blackstone Ranger
Nation ("Nation" due to black power movement)
Conservative
Vice Lords ("Conservative due to black power movement)
National titles:
American Mafia (1878)
Mexican
Mafia
Italian Mafia
Russian Mafia
[RUSSIAN ORGANIZED CRIME
(ROC)]
Russian: "Vory v Zakone," (thieves in
law)
Sicilian Mafia
Chinese Triads
Indian thuggees
Korean
gangpeh
Wah Ching (Asian organized crime)
Wo Hop To Triad
(Asian organized crime)
Japanese yakuza
The name yakuza originates from the Japanese game of Oicho-Kabu, which is like Black Jack. In Oicho-Kabu, the goal is to reach 19, not 21 like in Black Jack. The word Ya means 8, Ku means 9, and Za means 3. When you add the three numbers, you get 20, which is worthless in Oicho-Kabu. The yakuza, therefore, are outsiders of society. The yakuza are completely different from the Yakuza. The Yakuza are a form of organized crime. The yakuza are just outcasts and petty criminals.
http://www.gangland.net/yakuza.htm
Bloods refer to each other as Dawg (DOGS). They will burn an
upside down triangular shape, looking like a dog paw, on their upper
arm. The three circular burns, usually from a cigarette, can be found
on a member of the bloods. Some Bloods will have a tattoo of a dog,
usually a bulldog, like the Mack Truck logo. Bloods will also use the
acronym M.O.B. (Member of Blood or Money Over Bitches) to identify
themselves. This can be seen as a burn scar or sometimes a tattoo.
The Bloods have recently, in the year 2000, become more involved and
connected to their People Nation affiliation.
http://www.gripe4rkids.org/BLhis.html
The Kray Family (of the United Kingdom) consisted of 3 brothers Charlie, Reggie and Ronnie. They were involved in Murders, Beatings, Jailbreaks, and extortion. They kept local violence in the east end to a minimum.
The term "Yardie" is a moniker given by the Jamaican people themselves to someone recently arrived in the United Kingdom from Jamaica, which is referred to as the "back yard" (meaning back home). Yardies are generally single males between the ages of 18 and 35. They are usually unemployed, often by choice, although some will claim to be involved in the music business as singers, musicians, record producers or promoters, or disc jockeys, when challenged. Although determining the nationality of those who arrive is difficult, Jamaica is by far the predominant country of origin. The frequently enter the country as tourists or to "visit relatives," Yardies usually assume false identities and carry forged credentials. Many have criminal convictions or are wanted by the police. Because they are known only by their street names to their associates, they are extremely difficult to identify. Some even travel on false or fraudulently obtained British passports.
Many Los Angeles-style gangs will use (3-numbered) telephone area codes in their graffiti. The number 187 is frequently used in gang graffiti around the United States, and represents the number of the California Penal Code for homicide. Graffiti which includes 187 is literally making a death threat.
Gang names are usually abbreviated to two or three letters, but may include the affiliation of the gang written out (Crip, Blood, Surenos/SUR, Folk, etc.), as well as slogans, such as "Brown Pride."
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Graffi.htm
1700's Glascow Gangs:
Shanavists, the Caravats, and the
Ruskavallas.
1883 Galscow: Ribbon Men
To take but one example of comparing the developmental trend from a two to a three- linguistically portrayed pattern, let us look at the names which have been adopted by some street gangs. When we look at the names of gangs in the early decades of the 20th Century and compare these with the names of gangs from the later decades, we see a distinct increase in the usage of three-patterned names that are frequently abbreviated into three letters, with or without mixing in other elements such as numbers or symbols. If we remove the designation "THE" when referring to a gang in the first column, we would have single word names.
Nonetheless, the point still remains that there is an increase in the usage of three-word names both by gangs and the society at large. This suggests that an underlying cognitive change has taken place and warrants a closer look under the supposition that it may be a circumstance of physiological development that will continue with the need for preparation in order to deal with eventual changes. In other words, what if the mindset of the individuals in gangs from the early 1900's had a three-patterned dominance while law enforcement was stuck in a two-patterned preference? What if the next generations of gang members begin to use a predominant perspective of a 3 to 1 ratio while law enforcement are stuck in a three-patterned predominant perspective? Like some criminologists say, the face of gangs and gangsters is changing.
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America 1 or 2-patterned dominant |
3-patterned dominant |
3-patterned recurrence |
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Drag Strippers The Avengers Blue Valleys Joe's Gang The Conquerors The Debutantees The Friars The Gophers The Jaguars The Marvelettes The Murderers The Oblongs The Ravens The Rialtos The Scarboros The Serpents The Sharks The Tigers The Toltecs The Saracens The Warlords The Westies |
ABH- Aryan Brother Hood BCB- Big Circle Boys BTC- Black Top Crip BBH- Brown Brother Hood BSG- Brown Society Gang CCB- Crip City Boys LLC- Lay Low Crip LVL- Los Varrio Locos M1F- Murder One Family NFL- Nortenos For Life QVO- (pronounced QueVo) SIA- Samoans In Action TCG- Tongan Crip Gang THC- Trigger Happy Chicanos TSG- Tongan Style Gang VCF- Varrio Chosen Few VGL- Varrio Grande Locos VPB- Vision Piru Blood WSG- West Side Gangsters WAR- White Aryan Resistance |
ABC = American Broadcasting
Company ADA = American Dental Association AMA = American Medical Association ATF = Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms BBC = British Broadcasting Company CBS = Central Broadcasting Station CEO = Chief Executive Officer CFO = Chief Financial Officer CIA = Central Intelligence Agency DEA = Drug Enforcement Agency DOA = Dead On Arrival DOB = Date of Birth FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation GMC = General Motors Corporation GNP = Gross National Product INS = Immigration and Naturalization Service IRA = Irish Republican Army IRS = Internal Revenue Service IYQ = (I Like You) KGB = Komitet Gosudarstvennoj Bezopasnosti Last, First, M.I = Doe, John, W. MVP = Most Valuable Player NBC = National Broadcasting Station OHS = Office of Homeland Security POW = Prisoner Of War S.O.P. = Standard Operating Procedure UPC = Universal Product Code USA = United States Army |
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A criminal street gang is an ongoing organization, association or group of three (3) or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity. Definition source: http://www.wheaton.lib.il.us/pd/gang.html |
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Now look at a few acronyms of social organizations involved with addressing gangs:
GIU= Gang Intelligence Unit
OCU= Organized Crime Unit
GIU=
Gang Investigation Unit
GTF= Gang Task Force
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The incidence of three-patterned orientations in various interests, such as gangs, is not being looked at from a broad- threesological perspective. People get so caught up in their singular interest (frequently involving some pattern-of-three), that nothing beyound their respective blinders can be seen. This perspective involves the realization of an environmentally based influence that, if understood correctly, has far reaching implications for life on planet Earth. The reader may or may not remember this interjected comment, but it will be discussed on another page in an altogether different area of threesological research. Like a circadian-rhythmed clock, the increased visibility of threes is a tell-tale sign of things to come, more-so than they are already taking place. |
Yes, there are examples of three-patterned names of gangs before and during the first decades of the 20th Century such as the KKK which originated in the 1800's primarily as an anti-negro voting group. But by using a 1- 2- 3 model of organization, we can clearly see there is a distinctive change in the basic structure of the names which may be attributed to a cognitive change with respect to the human species. If such a trend is due to a physiological development change, what comes next?
Here are a handful of (1- 2-) 3-patterned examples from physiology/anatomy/genetics/physics/ geology:
There are three families of Atomic particles.
Three
commonly known atomic particles are the Protons- Neutrons-
Electrons.
Each of these are said to contain 3 quarks and 3
anti-quarks.
Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun.
The
earth is basically divided into the Core- Mantle- Crust.
Three
basic rock formations are: Igneous- Metamorphic- Sedimentary
RNA is predominantly single stranded (ONE)
(Some researchers have considered RNA to have preceeded DNA in in the development of life and would therefore have had a single strand. If the obverse is true, then we would simply flip-flop the positions of RNA and DNA.)DNA is predominantly double stranded (TWO)
Proteins can have a Primary- Secondary- Tertiary Structure (THREE) (with a composite of these referred to as a quaternary structure but that I suggest may be a reference to a 3 to 1 ratio event.)
Primitive organisms can be said to grow from ONE Germ layer such as the Endoderm.
More advanced primitive organisms can be said to grow from TWO Germ layers such as the Endoderm and Ectoderm.
More complex organisms such as humans are said to grow from THREE Germ layers called the Endoderm - Mesoderm - Ectoderm.
If the change is not culturally-wide and takes place with the gang population first instead of the rest of society, will society be able to deal with such a change in cognitive patterning? There are more one and two-patterned names in the early part of the 20th century, and more three-patterned names in the later part of the same century. This 1- 2- 3 formula becomes even more telling when we look at gangs with a dominant Asian membership. We find a common usage of such two- patterned names as White Eagles, Black Eagles, Red Dragons, Black Dragons, Natoma Boys, Lue Boys, Bad Boys, Asian Pride (AP), Viet Pride (VP), etc., ...and yet the epitome of Asian gangs is the Triad. It is as if the Triad is that which one must strive to be a part of if not by direct membership, then by emulation.
Yes there are Asian gangs with three-patterned names. Just as there are other gangs with a predominant minority membership which have three-patterned names. The point to make is that there is a distinctive absence of gang names with patterns-of-four, five, six, seven, eight, etc... Here we have another reference to the previously mentioned idea about an underlying 1- 2- 3 maturational template that is represented in vocal behavior which no doubt influences how we think.
In the above table, I included examples of 3-lettered Abbreviations to present the consideration that some people might want to think that the young are merely copying (emulating) the behavior of adults in society by adopting three-patterned marks of identification such as when a government agent flashes an identification badge with FBI, ATF, or CIA on it. The showing of the three-patterned identification card/badge is like a gang member flashing a three-patterned gang sign. No less, the handshakes of many young are three-patterned while we see two-patterned "slaps" of palms primarily exhibited by blacks or those involved with blacks. The one-patterned handshake is still widely used by many in a common greeting. However, in parts of Europe, there is the greeting of first kissing one cheek, then the other, then the first one again. Yet, a two-patterned abbreviation of this may be displayed by those having experienced some degree of conflict. Thus, the 1- 2- 3 handshake examples are another reference to the idea of a 1- 2- 3 cognitive template, suggesting a biological counterpart that may have had an initial geophysical influence during life's pristine development.
Chinese people in 1900, considered themselves too polite to exchange a greeting in so barbarous a way as to shake hands in the 1-handed Western style, and preferred to make a motion with their two fists in front of themselves. This gesture became the symbol of solidarity of the Chinese Nationalists. Sports- minded Westerners of that era interpreted the gesture similar to that seen by boxers in a boxing ring, and promptly labeled the nationalists "Boxers" and their rebellion against imperialists as the Boxer Rebellion. The point I'm trying to make in using this example is to provide another indication of a "two-patterned" orientation.
Let me give you an example from the classroom in an attempt to give you a better gasp of the difference between a two-patterned world-view and a three- patterned world-view:
"Today Class, we are going to write a story. All stories have a Beginning~ Middle~ End, sometimes referred to as Title~ Body~ Conclusion. Remember, Nouns are Persons~ Places~ Things; there are 1st~ 2nd~ 3rd person Pronouns, and I~ before E~ except after C. Don't forget that you end a sentence with a Period~ Question mark~ or Exclamation point. If you need more information you may go to the library and look it up by Author~ Title~ or Subject. And please remember to hold your pen or pencil with three fingers and not your toes. Also, I want to remind you about tomorrow's test which will have Multiple choice~ True/False~ and Essay portions."
Most of the kids will (unconsciously) use these and other three-patterned rules-of-thumb as mnemonic devices to turn in relatively acceptable papers. But Lo and Behold, as most teachers will no doubt attest to...there is a Johnny or Susie who just doesn't seem to get it. For theirs is a world made mostly of patterns-of-two:
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My
gang |
Your gang |
In the Adult and Youth Corrections
facilities we find a similar two-patterned world-view even though the
labels to describe such are somewhat different in several
expressions:
Perpetrator/Victim
Tier
Rat/Worker
Convict/Inmate
(Inmates
participate in prison programs sometimes to help make the passage of
time go more quickly, but many of them "figure" that their
participation in social functions gives an indication to the prison
officials and parole board that they want to be good citizens, while
"true" convicts refuse to involve themselves with the
"system" that they feel corrupted them in the first place.)
While most of society's youth will grow out of harboring a predominant two-patterned world-view just as most juvenile delinquents will stop committing status offenses, there are a few kids who go on to commit additional crimes of a more serious nature. But why is this? Why do most kids grow out of having a predominant two-patterned world-view while some retain this focus whether they or society are aware of such or not? Is it due to immaturity, abuse, neglect, poverty, retardation, gender, hormones, etc.? But more importantly, after we have identified an individual with a predominant two-patterned world-view, can we as a society take steps to adopt a predominant three-patterned world-view which will keep them from committing additional offenses? Is there a critical developmental period for the effective implementation of intervention techniques with respect to a "pattern-of-three" training? I don't know. At the present time, I am not aware of anyone who would be interested in funding such a research project.
Here is a list of dates for some of the gangs cited above:
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(1966) Bandidos (motorcycle gang) (1940's +) Bishops (1920's - 1930's) Blodgettes Bloods (1920's - 1930's) Boozies Bosozoku (Japanese: Violent Race Tribe- motorcycle gang) Crips (1960' - 1970's) (1940's - 1960's) Enchanters Five Prisoners Goodlows Grandel Judas Kelleys (1865) Mafia (1920's - 1930's) Magnificents Marielitos Matatones Mexikanemi Natoma Nietas Norteños (1959) Outlaws (motorcylce gang) (1959) Pagans (motorcycle gang) Pachucos Pueblos Silenciosos Skinheads Sureños Thugz (1200 A.D. India) Untouchables Warrior TWO-------------- Aryan Brotherhood (ABH) Asian Boyz (ABZ) Asian Mafia Barrio Azteca Border Brothers Brown Union Cheap Boys (1970's) Compton Crips Confederate Hammerskins Crittenden Crew (-1971) Denver Lanes Dog Pound (1920's - 1930's) Driver Brothers (1970's) Eastside Crips 18th Street El Esquadron El Rukns F Mob 1512 Crew Five Percenters Florencia 13 Folk Nation (Crips) 14 words G 27 G-27 Gangster Disciples Grupo (Group) 27 Gypsy Jokers (Aussie motorcycle gang) Hatian Mafia Hawaii Boys Hawaii Brothers Harrison Gents (1947) Hell's Angels (Motorcycle gang) Hobart Stars Hothead Boys Hoover (Folk) Nation Imperial Gangsters (-1971) Inglewood Crips Insane Unknowns La Eme (1970's) La Familia La Mugre (1979) La Ñeta (Puerto Rican) [Ñeta Association (Asociacion Ñeta)] La Raza Lady Rascals (Asian female) Langston Crew (1940's - 1960's) Latin Gents Latin Kings (1940's - 1950's) Latin Ladies (Hispanic female) Latin Queens Lincoln Westmoreland (1990s) Los Solidos (The Solid Ones) Los Zetas Malditos 13 Mandingo Warriors Mara Salvatrucha Mau Mau Mellon Mob Mexican Mafia Mickey Cobras Midnite Pearls (Hispanic female) MS 13 Neo-Nazis Norteños 14 Northern Structure Orchestra Albany Orleans Crew Our Gang (Little Rascals television show) Pachucos 21 Parkland Crew People Nation (Bloods) (1940's) Purple Hearts Rat Hunters Raza Unida (1950's - 1960's) Renegade Slauson Riverside Locos Rock Machine (Canadian motorcycle gang) Rosedale Crew Satan's Slaves (2000- New Zealand) Shower Posse Sinaloan Cowboys Southside Scissors (Asian Female) Sur 13 Sureño 13 Texas Mafia Texas Syndicate The Headhunters (2000- New Zealand) The Mob (1940's) 31st Street 3500 Crew (1980's) Tiny Rascals Toy Soldiers 20 Luv 211 Crew 203 Crew (1940's) 28th Street (1973) Valentine Bloods (VB) Vatos Locos Vice Lords (1940's - 1950's) (1970's) Westside Crips Wetback Power Woodland Crew Young Guns (1940's - 1960's) Young Lords Zulu Nation THREE------------ African American Council Afrikan Liberation Army Afrikan National Ujamaa Alabama Avenue Crew Allison Street Crew Arizona Aryan Brotherhood Arizona's Old Mexican (-1971) Athens Park Boys (-1971) Avalon Garden Crips Ba Hala Na (1969) Baby Avenues aka Avenue Cribs Barrio Pobres Locos Barry Farms Crew Black Gangster Disciples (Street Killing Boys) Black Guerrilla Family Black P Stones (1960's) Black Panther Party Bloods (United Blood Nation) Born to Kill Brothers of Struggle Brown Mexican Pride Brown Pride 13 Brown Side Locos Bull Dogs (F-14) Cash Money Boys Clifton Terrace University Condon Terrace Crew Congress Park Crew Conservative Vice Lords Dirty White Boys Dominicans Don't Play E Street Crew East Side Latinos (1993) Elm City Boys Fairfax Village Crew Fern Street Crew 501 Capers Crew 58th Street Mob Five Percenters (5%) Five Points Gang (1890's -1900's) 14th & Clifton Four Corner Hustlers (1993) Gangster Killer Bloods (GKB) Gophers (early 1900's Hell's Kitchen) (1940's - 1960's) Greene Avenue Stompers H Street Crew Hermanos Pistoleros Latinos Highland Court Crew (1984) (1993) Hit Squad Brims (HSB) Hmong Nation Society Imperial Vice Lords Insane Gangster Disciples Insane Hmong Pride Insane Spanish Cobras Insane Vice Lords Kentucky Courts Crew KKK (1860's) Ku Klux Klan (19th century) La Cosa Nostra (LCN- 1930's) La Familia (1960's) La Familia Nation La Gran Familia La Mara Park La Mara R La Nuestra Familia Levis Street Crew Lincoln Heights Crew L.A. 213 18's Lueders Park Hustlers (1993) Mad Stone Villains (MSV) Maniac Latin Disciples Mara Salvatrucha 13 (or MS-13 1980's) Masters Of Destruction (Hmong) Michigan Park Crew (1993) Money and Murder (SMM Montana Avenue Crew Naylor Road Crew Nazi Low Riders New Mexico Syndicate (1973) Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) Oriental Ruthless Boys Park Morton Crew (-1970) Piru Street Boys Pissed Off Bastards (now called Hell's Angels) Playboy Gangster Crips Potomac Gardens Crew Puros Vatos Locos Queen Street Crew Riggs Road Crew Savage Nomads (1960's) Savage Skulls (1960's) Simon City Royals Sons of Samoa Stanton Terrace Crew Supreme White Power (SWP) 10th Place Crew The Chain Gang (Prisoners) The Devil's Henchmen (2000- New Zealand) The Grim Reapers (2000- New Zealand) The James Gang (Western U.S. 1800's) (1969) The L.A. Brims The Mexican Boys (1980's) Tiny Little Rascals (1980's) Tiny Rascal Gangsters (TRG) Todd Place Crew Tom Sawyer's Gang (Huckleberry Finn) 12th Street Crew Two Two Boys United Blood Nation Wellington Park Crew White Aryan Resistance (WAR) |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_street_gangs
| One Word Names | Two Word Names | Three Word Names |
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Bloods Bulldogs Carpenters Chichesters Crips Kerryonians Maravilla Nortenos Pharaohs Potashes Satanas Surenos |
American Guards Atlantic Guards Black Angels Bloody Tubs Boodle Gang Bowery Boys Buckoos Gang Chisel Gang Clanton 14 Daybreak Boys Dead Rabbits Demonic Dragonz Dock Rats Dutch Mob Eastman Gang Egan's Rats Fashion Plates Florencia 13 Folly Gang Formby Gang Forty Thieves Frog Hollows Gopher Gang Gorillas Gang Grady Gang Hartley Mob Honeymoon Gang Hook Gang Hudson Dusters Lady Gophers Latin Kings La Raza Little Augies Little Doggies Longo-13 Mabuhay Pinoy Trece Midnight Terrors Molasses Gang Neighbors Sons Oriental Troops Parlor Mob Pearl Buttons Plug Uglies Potato Peelers Rag Gang Ragen's Colts Red Onions Red Peppers Rhodes Gang Roach Guards Shirt Tails Short Tails Silver Gang Squab Wheelman Stable Gang Swamp Angels Sydney Ducks The Hounds The Marginals The McCarty's The Sullivans Valley Gang Yakey Yakes |
Albanian Boys Incorporated American Born Chinese (ABC) Batavia Street Gang Battle Row Gang Baxter Street Dudes Car Barn Gang Charlton Street Gang Cherry Hill Gang Crazy Butch Gang Dipset Street Gang Duffy Hills Gang Eighteen Street Gang Five Points Gang Forty Little Thieves Fourteenth Street Gang Gas House Gang Hell's Kitchen Gang Henry Street Gang Humpty Jackson Gang Italian Dave Gang James Street Gang Jimmy Curley Gang Lenox Avenue Gang Live Oak Boys Lollie Meyers Gang Nineteenth Street Gang P.D.C. Patsy Conroy Gang Slaughter House Gang Tenth Avenue Gang The Mackerville Crowd The Terry Reukkets The Tunnel Gang Yellow Henry Gang |
Here are some "exceptions" to a 1-2-3 rule concerning the amount of words used to describe a gang. No doubt there are a variety of other names made up by groups of kids in different neighborhoods that are more inclined towards mischievious immaturity on the one hand or doing chores for neighbors to acquire money (or some useful item), on the other hand:
Battle Row Ladies Social & Athletic Club
Fourth Avenue
Tunnel Gang
Knights of the Golden Circle
Lenny & Dyke
Association
Tub of Blood Bunch
Here is a list of a few sites (collected several years ago) displaying three-lettered abbreviations. (I will chase them down at a later date to see whether or not the links are still viable.)
http://www.atomiser.demon.co.uk/abbrev/index.html
--- Hawaii Picture Postcard Publishers ---
3-letter abbreviations in alphabetical order
http://www.stampshows.com/hipcpublabbrev.html
--- Online Journal Publishing Service ---
http://link.aip.org/jhtml/rre_list.jsp
--- Airport Abbreviations list ---
http://r.empstudios.com/Article/Aero/airport.lis
--- 3-letter Virginia County Abbreviations ---
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/2002_CW_Abbreviations.htm
--- 3-letter Olympic Country Codes ---
http://www.kiat.net/olympics/countrycode.html
Your Questions, Comments or Additional information are welcomed:
Herb O. Buckland
herbobuckland@hotmail.com