Are you "serious"?
The messages gangs send are:
This is our turf.
Don't **** with us.
Do what we say.
If you go to the police, we will kill you and your family.
They attempt to recruit teenagers.
The Chicago Area Project: addressing the gang problem | FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The | Find Articles at BNET
Russell Square Park was also home base for 15 well-established youth gangs--the Tigers, Tomatoes, Bush Walkers, Baker Bears, Brandon Speed Boys, and others--who principally committed such crimes as petty larceny, vandalism, and lewdness. These gangs were the scourge of the community and a danger to those who did not defer to them. However, they never posed the same threat as gangs do today, whose sophisticated and violent crimes, turf wars with rival gangs, and networks in other cities closely resemble the acts of organized crime syndicates.
------there is nothing here you didn't know. You just want to play some game. Not interested. Have a nice day.