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A gang sign, also known as a gang signal, is a verbal or visual way gang members identify their affiliation. This can take many forms including slogans, hand signs, colored clothing , and graffiti to indicate that the signaller favors, or is a member of, the associated gang.
The gang symbol of the Bloods, [1] as the sign reads the word "blood" Bloods members identify themselves through various indicators, such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods' gang color is red. They like to wear sports clothing, including jackets that show their gang color.
A final treaty between gangs featured a code of ethics included the phrase: "I accept the duty to honor, uphold and defend the spirit of the red, blue and purple [the colors of the Watts gangs], to teach the black family its legacy and protracted struggle for freedom and justice.” It also prohibited the throwing up of gang signs. [32] [44] [46]
TDA members flashing gang signs and wearing their uniforms of choice — Chicago Bulls T-shirts and caps — could be seen outside the Standard Club migrant shelter downtown, where two local ...
A seemingly innocuous photo taken of the Myrtle Beach High School boys volleyball team last year led to a police questioning when a player was accused of making a gang symbol with his hands.
Since the beginning of his career, Harrison said street gangs in the area have become noticeably more prone to use violence than in past years. Gang activity is becoming more violent, according to ...
An MS-13 gang member displays "sign of the horns" gang sign. The "sign of the horns" hand gesture is used in criminal gang subcultures to indicate membership or affiliation with Mara Salvatrucha. The significance is both the resemblance of an inverted "devil horns" to the Latin letter 'M', and in the broader demonic connotation, of fierceness ...
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