Chicago's Hardest Gangs The Yellow Mob , Gangs Documentary 2015
Today's youth don't want to be gangsters, they want to be "gangstas", says Canterbury University researcher, Jarrod Gilbert.
Gilbert, a sociology student specialising in New Zealand gang culture, says the look for the patched motorcycle gangs was unwashed and grubby. They were first formed by war veterans and social drop-outs so money was not the thing. The Maori ethnic gangs likewise had a down-on-the-marae style.
But the new largely Polynesian street gangs are the product of an MTV generation raised on rap and bling. They want to ape the "ghetto rich" pose of Los Angeles street gangs.
It is a high-octane lifestyle of clothes, cars, guns and drugs. And violence – especially when captured on a cellphone camera and bragged about on your Bebo webpage – is the way to build a reputation.
Police say there are many other differences with previous generations of gangs. The street gangs are more mixed-race. They are far more disorganised, forming new crews with new names every few weeks.
However, at least one definite gang has coalesced, the Killer Beez in Auckland. Headed by a heavyweight kickboxer, Josh Marsters, the Killer Beez have a commercial front, owning the clothing and hip- hop music label, Colourway Records.
They advertise themselves with yellow bandanas and a gold dollar- sign logo. But members have also been linked to drug dealing, gang fights and other serious crime.
Police say Christchurch already has its own self-styled groupings like the Hampshire Street Boys and there are rumours the Killer Beez are attempting to extend their franchise south.
However, the phenomenon is still new and the question now is how will these street gangs evolve?
Gilbert says some feel the young bloods will eventually just graduate to join the existing adult gangs. But others believe their own more dysfunctional gang culture is here to stay.
"Established gangs like the Mongrel Mob don't need the hassle of these tearaways," Gilbert says.
A glimpse into the origins of the Killer Beez comes from "Constable", an internet chat room contributor who claims to be both a childhood friend of founder Josh Marsters, and also now a serving police officer.
Constable writes: "Josh was destined for a life in gangs. His dad was president of the Tribesmen. Josh would see drunk and stoned patched members in his house before and after school – almost as if Once Were Warriors was based on his life.
"We saw many things growing up, including a stabbing and gang rape – all this before we were 10 years old."
Constable says that out of the seven friends he grew up with in Otara, four are dead. One committed suicide, one overdosed, one died a drunk driver and one of leukemia, leaving a friend serving four years for armed robbery, Josh Marsters, and himself.
Title: Chicago's Hardest Gangs The Yellow Mob , Gangs Documentary 2015
Published on Dec 20, 2015
Uploaded by: Violence Documentary
Gilbert, a sociology student specialising in New Zealand gang culture, says the look for the patched motorcycle gangs was unwashed and grubby. They were first formed by war veterans and social drop-outs so money was not the thing. The Maori ethnic gangs likewise had a down-on-the-marae style.
But the new largely Polynesian street gangs are the product of an MTV generation raised on rap and bling. They want to ape the "ghetto rich" pose of Los Angeles street gangs.
It is a high-octane lifestyle of clothes, cars, guns and drugs. And violence – especially when captured on a cellphone camera and bragged about on your Bebo webpage – is the way to build a reputation.
Police say there are many other differences with previous generations of gangs. The street gangs are more mixed-race. They are far more disorganised, forming new crews with new names every few weeks.
However, at least one definite gang has coalesced, the Killer Beez in Auckland. Headed by a heavyweight kickboxer, Josh Marsters, the Killer Beez have a commercial front, owning the clothing and hip- hop music label, Colourway Records.
They advertise themselves with yellow bandanas and a gold dollar- sign logo. But members have also been linked to drug dealing, gang fights and other serious crime.
Police say Christchurch already has its own self-styled groupings like the Hampshire Street Boys and there are rumours the Killer Beez are attempting to extend their franchise south.
However, the phenomenon is still new and the question now is how will these street gangs evolve?
Gilbert says some feel the young bloods will eventually just graduate to join the existing adult gangs. But others believe their own more dysfunctional gang culture is here to stay.
"Established gangs like the Mongrel Mob don't need the hassle of these tearaways," Gilbert says.
A glimpse into the origins of the Killer Beez comes from "Constable", an internet chat room contributor who claims to be both a childhood friend of founder Josh Marsters, and also now a serving police officer.
Constable writes: "Josh was destined for a life in gangs. His dad was president of the Tribesmen. Josh would see drunk and stoned patched members in his house before and after school – almost as if Once Were Warriors was based on his life.
"We saw many things growing up, including a stabbing and gang rape – all this before we were 10 years old."
Constable says that out of the seven friends he grew up with in Otara, four are dead. One committed suicide, one overdosed, one died a drunk driver and one of leukemia, leaving a friend serving four years for armed robbery, Josh Marsters, and himself.
Title: Chicago's Hardest Gangs The Yellow Mob , Gangs Documentary 2015
Published on Dec 20, 2015
Uploaded by: Violence Documentary
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