I’m curious to see what kind of gangs and what type of gang methods come into being in the next few years from these combat-hardened ex-cons.
I’m curious to see what kind of gangs and what type of gang methods come into being in the next few years from these combat-hardened ex-cons.
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Last Time: After the Chechen wars, the Russian Mafia saw its membership increase with the influx of veterans.
“ I’m curious to see what kind of gangs and what type of gang methods come into being in the next few years from these combat-hardened ex-cons.”
MS-13 was heavily shaped by the influx of veterans from the communist/anti-communist guerrilla wars in Central America. The modern Italian Mafia was formed by the resistance to the French occupation in Corsica. Chinese Triads also have a history as resistance movements.
A good argument could be made that Putin’s regime itself is a gang shaped by veterans of the Cold War. Prison culture and ethos seem to characterize Prigozhin and his PMC Wagner.