One of his last tweets read: “Death Gotta Be Easy Because Life is Hard.” It included a sad-face emoji. Reese, whose nickname was Taedoe, was prolific on Twitter, posting 28,000 tweets under the handle He displayed bravado but was also introspective, tweeting about his odds of dying a violent death.
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In the past, insults rarely spread beyond the block. Gangs put a premium on retaliation for perceived disrespect. The last Gang Book - used as a guide by regional police - was published in 2012. They illustrate how gangs have splintered into smaller, less disciplined factions quicker to resort to violence. Updated gang maps also being released in a Chicago Crime Commission Gang Book chart the turf of 59 gangs, from Reese’s Black Disciples to the lesser-known Krazy Get Down Boys. 27, 2016, in which a member of one of Chicago gangs was filmed walking into the territory of another gang with a gun in his hand. : The Chicago Crime Commission Gang Book 2018 (9780692951910) by Chicago Crime Commission and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Today, that’s how you follow the trail of a conflict.”Īsked what led to his son’s death, Reese’s father, William Reese, answered promptly: “Something on the internet.” He said his son and Quinton “ManMan” Gates, later charged with first-degree murder in the killing, had been trading barbs on Facebook.Ī frame from video posted on YouTube on Oct. When he learns simmering tensions have spilled into violence, he no longer goes first to the streets. These days, there’s nearly always a link between an outbreak of gang violence and something online, said Rodney Phillips, a gang-conflict mediator working in the low-income Englewood neighborhood where Reese lived and died. They are having a similar influence on gangs nationwide. The Mexican community began in the Pilsen and Back of the Yards.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other sites have radically altered gang culture in Chicago. With prominent Latino Chicago gangs of the Latin Kings, Satan Disciples, Maniac Latin Disciples, Spanish Cobras, and Gangster Two Six, the Hispanic community of both Mexicans and Puerto Ricans have many similarities to the city’s black population. Gangs’ embrace of social media to goad foes or conceal drug dealing in emoji-laden text is the biggest change in how gangs operate compared with 10 years ago, according to new law enforcement data provided exclusively to The Associated Press ahead of its release Tuesday by the Chicago Crime Commission.