Hmmm.

The Times - Crips and Bloods: How Britain’s mobs are imitating US gangs

Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, has already warned that British gangs are copying the tactics of US ones. Earlier this year she said there was increasing evidence that they are wearing colours of allegiance, like the famous LA gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, and using graffiti to warn others off their territory. A building or wall is “tagged” with graffiti to tell gangs of another’s presence.

“Some elements of gang culture tend to come from the States,” said Smith. “We have seen the development of things like the use of tags, the use of colours. Those are all things we need to address.” Some schools in London already ban the wearing of bandanas in “gang colours”. In North London two rival gangs have been known to wear Bob the Builder or Thomas the Tank Engine caps to denote their loyalties.

Ehh. Kids today…?

Date: Jul 11th, 2008 · Comments RSS · Tags: People and Current Events