Posted on 04/10/2024 12:47:23 PM PDT by vespa300
A gang of Arizona teens who call themselves the 'Gilbert Goons' was allowed to run amok Phoenix suburbs before several of its members were charged with the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord.
After Preston's brutal beating and subsequent alleged attempted cover ups were detailed by The Arizona Republic, authorities reopened multiple cases believed to have been conducted by a larger group of assailants.
Victims and residents in the area have described the group as mostly white, upper-middle-class teenagers from multiple East Valley high schools.
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I remember that movie. It was on when we first got HBO in the late 70’s. Matt Dillon’s first acting role. It is an interesting comparison to early ‘goons’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l-4MW_jbfg
There are a lot of holes that need to be filled out in my neck of the woods. This stuff doesn’t happen out here.
Small town = BS. Lies.
You can’t have multiple standards in a culture. Things will always devolve to the lowest one.
The droogs from Clockwork Orange seem kind of reasonable and well-mannered compared to those punks.
Yeah....The Apple River Mob should be behind bars.
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