“Anybody arguing, anybody fighting, anybody doing any ol’ type of thing you was gunna get yo head split, man - get your ass beat really bad,” said a former Black Disciple from the 1990s. Unsanctioned killing for personal reasons would often result in a beating. If someone stole from the gang or tried to take territory, etc., the decision to kill went through a chain of command before any order was issued. Though more people were murdered in the ’90s, the killings were mainly in connection to the drug business. The slang term for such notoriety is “clout.” And whether a gang member’s goal is to gain respect in his or her neighborhood or become a famous rapper, chasing “clout” is the main reason for gang wars in Chicago.īut clout-based killings, according to this story, would not be as prevalent if the well-organized gangs of the 1990s had not been dismantled.
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