Spatially the game has changed for Detroit gangs as well. While the neighborhood is the nexus of gang activity, cyberspace is increasingly important terrain for violent youth. In many cases, gang members use social media to discuss past crimes and openly display contraband. Although Detroit gangs tend to form organically, researchers note that because of the internet, a few local gangs are adopting national brand names.
Such gangs are not franchises though. Instead, young individuals see the ubiquity of gang visuals streaming across social media and adopt national brands accordingly.
In terms of territory, multimedia technology is also changing the drug game. But today with cell phones and laptops drug gangs can arrange dope drops and buys anywhere anytime. Shakur is a former member of the Zone 8 gang. Today he is a political writer and is involved in community empowerment projects like the Urban Network.
According to Skakur, the problem of youth violence is not just an economic issue. As a result, they seek meaning and self-identity in the gang.
Ultimately there is no point being in a neighborhood gang if no one knows. The forecast for youth violence is bleak according to Shakur. The grant emphasizes education and community betterment programs. As for the mayoral candidates, each highlights his crime fighting qualifications. A city that is mostly divided between the East Side and West Side, while there are other sections like the Southwest or Highland Park and the North End, the East and West sides hold the majority of the population, which means the two sides hold the majority of the streets.
Before the s, the Italian Mob, also known as the Detroit Partnership, had the most control in Detroit from the beginning of the Prohibition to the height of the heroin trade. Most know of the activities of Detroit kingpins, especially out of state law enforcement and authorities who for the past few decades have had to deal with plenty of Detroit residents who make the out of state trip to double or triple profits as this has been occurring since about the s. In a city of hustlers there cannot be a shortage of street legends.
The s was when things took off for the city. As the crack era entered the city the number of Detroit kingpins and street crews increased. Big Ed, Maserati Rick, who received his name for his purchase of lavish and exotic possessions, Pony Down, a group of youths that were quite similar to YBI of the 70s, D. Holloway, who was more of an old school hustler with multiple revenue streams, and the Chambers Brothers whose ambitious hustling tactics led them high profits but also their downfall.
From the West Side of Detroit to becoming a nationwide crew, BMF was one of the largest groups of righteous hustlers to come out of any city. One hustle that was big in the city was murder for hire, also known as taking hits. Some of the ones with the most notoriety were groups like the Brown Brothers and the Best Friends, who were around during the s, or individuals like C. Jones, who was linked to over 50 homicides, and Chester Campbell.
Today, the hustle of the streets within Detroit is still in effect. The city has seen nonfatal shootings rise Attorney Saima Mohsin told reporters. The Vice Lords gang in Detroit was characterized as highly organized, hierarchal and violent, run by leaders who controlled various parts of Detroit and approved hits on inmates in Michigan's prison system, according to the indictment.
That included arranging for one felon to be stabbed in the face in early , according to the indictment. The national gang was founded in Chicago in the s and operates several branches in Michigan that are overseen by a governing board that is empowered to order hits on people.
The hits are known within the gang as Key 21 orders. The investigation, which involved personnel from Detroit Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives targeted leaders from five branches of the Vice Lords.
The Vice Lords are social media savvy and used Facebook to communicate among members, prosecutors said. For example, in July , Fordham posted on Facebook that he was the chief enforcer of the gang, according to the indictment. The indictment indicates prosecutors monitored phone calls and other communications involving accused gang members. In one recorded phone call in May , high-ranking leader Terry Douglas was overheard taking credit for arranging the assault of a fellow prisoner, prosecutors said.
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