The thing about MS13 is the fact that they make it so easy to spot them, thanks to their distinctive tattoos. The only gang I even knew that ever got away with such markings was the Yakuza, and that had more to do with Japanese corruption than anything else.
What do their tattoos look like? Is there a web site. I saw a guy near my neighborhood with a very strange large tattoo on his back. He was kind of scary looking, even without the tattoo.
Don't forget their distinctive graffiti too!
Of course, the occasional machete attack or brutal homicide also announces their presence.
Well, I would imagine that the missing pinky would amount to the same significance as a tattoo.
"...they make it so easy to spot them, thanks to their distinctive tattoos."
Yeah, I thought that was incredibly stupid, myself.