Gangs on the Internet

mikesd81 writes "Apparently street gangs have gotten Web-savvy. Web Bangers are posting potentially incriminating photos and taunts on their websites. Police departments suddenly faced with gangs are looking for help on the gangs' own easy-to-find Web sites. The director of the National Gang Crime Research Center has stated "In order to understand any subculture, be it al-Qaida, witches, devil worshippers or gangs, you have to be able to know their own language.' Knox said it's important for police to learn how to read between the lines on gang Web sites and blogs. Just as time on the streets has given gang investigators the ability to read the hieroglyphics of wall graffiti, time on the Web helps them understand arcane Web clues. Gang identifiers, such as tattoos, graffiti tags, colors and clothing often are embedded in each site."

Comments

Re:Al Queda, witches, devil worshippers, and gangs

[killjoe]

I don't think he was talking about the crusades. I think he was talking about the modern day occupation of jerusalem, and the numerous other holy sites for both shia and sunni in Iraq.

And really lets be honest here, GW said on more then one occation that god told him to invade iraq and that god speaks through him. A huge majority of the republicans who support this war support it because they believe that it's a part of biblical prophesy. There is a very large movement of evangelical xtians who believe that they have to help the jews occupy all the holy lands so that jesus can come, save them and kill the jews.

For the record I believe that all religious people are crazy and dangerous. Without exception. Any of them can crack at any time. Who knows what their god is going to tell them next.

Re:better analogy?

[misterfett]

Take a look: That is the longest run on sentence most slashdotters have probably seen in their lives.

Okay, I am done being a grammar nazi. It would be nice for you to answer a few questions, though: What group pays money to protect sex offenders? Not Christians, I assure you. Telling africans not to use condoms? No, not that either. Many churches donate money to medical research facilities and mission trips to Africa, where the teachings of Christ discourage promiscuity - the number one cause of the spread of AIDS and HIV. No one is asking the government to give to fundamentalists, most Christians I know give their own money to churches in addition to paying taxes, and spend money they sometimes don't have sending their kids to Christian schools. Lastly, according to the interpretation of Revelation that I believe, the apocalypse will not involve the destruction of earth: the "falling stars" refer to nuclear war that will kill one third of the population, and many other things will happen leading up to the return of Christ. The Earth never gets destroyed.

What kind of witch are you, anyway? The religion most people will assume you are referring to involves the worship of Satan, evil spirits, and blood the sacrifice of living things. The only other wiccanism I know of is a cult invented in the 20th century: If you're one of them, I congratulate you. You are part of a religion younger than your parents.

Many who hate Christ point to the crusades as their reasoning, ignoring the fact that the crusades were not condoned by scripture. The pope got antsy and made a power grab, using the illiteracy and ignorance of the populace (and the lack of a translated bible) to control them by playing "God says".

This is my first slashdot post: I've been a reader for more than a year, ignoring comments by atheists and the like about fundamentalism in schools because they have a point: It's unconstitutional to push your views on someone else. I've noticed that a California courts ruling to allow two weeks of muslim teaching in a public middle school has gone comletely unnoticed by the liberal media... I cannot help but wonder if that would be the case against Christianity.

This is not a flame, it is merely a factual correction. Lies and dishonesty make me vey angry, and in addition to being incoherent, none of what you said was true.

Here's the part that'll get me modded down by supporters of "free speech": Jesus loves everyone. No matter what you've done, he will accept and forgive you. Bin Laden can go to heaven, although he is a very, very bad man. Billy Graham could go to hell if he hadn't accepted Jesus as his saviour. Since this is slashdot, I'll spare you all the rest of the sermon and refer you to my email address if you want to know more about Jesus. misterfett (at) gmail (dot) com.

Re:Don Perignon 1982

[10Ghz]

I believe the word is "Nigger Rich"