What is a gangster?

Gangs refer to underground criminal gangs or their members in society. During the Cultural Revolution in China, the word "gangster" mainly refers to the capitalist roaders, and sometimes also refers to all the "ghostly" who were overthrown. In addition, Gangster is also a translation of a domestic film and a Spanish film. The word gang defines gang: refers to criminal gangs and other reactionary groups or their members who secretly operate in society: ~ leaders and gangsters. The criminal activities of the world's major gangs and underworld threaten the whole world. Tattoos are a symbol of gangs. Gangs and triads in Hong Kong are considered to be the largest and most frightening organized criminal gangs in the world. This secret and well-organized gang has tentacles all over the world, engaging in illegal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, pornography, kidnapping, organized smuggling, all kinds of forgery and fraud, pirated videos, usury and gambling. According to an estimate by a western expert and writer, the underworld manipulates 90% of the heroin trade in the world. Because the gang is highly secretive, it is difficult to distinguish rumors from facts when studying the scope and extent of its activities. However, Martin Booth, the author of Ji Long Syndicate, tries to explore the gang culture of the underworld more deeply. He quoted UN sources as saying that the underworld is the biggest potential threat to the world that people know. The origin of ancient underworld can be traced back to the folk gang forces in ancient feudal society in China. In his book, Booth verified that the first "formal" underworld organization appeared in the 9th century. At that time, this secret gang mainly provided protection for wealthy families. The name "Trinity" is considered to represent the harmony between heaven, earth and people. Early secret gangs mainly developed members on the basis of clan alliance, mutual protection and repayment of private debts or gratitude. On the basis of this gang, the underworld has developed continuously and has existed and lasted for centuries as a subculture organization. However, in the19th century, the imperial court in China began to adopt the policy of shoot-to-kill. Spread all over the world With the continuous migration of Chinese to all parts of the world, the influence of the underworld is growing worldwide. Triads have taken root in many countries, such as Holland, Malaysia, Australia and the United States. In Hong Kong alone, 50 gangs belong to triads. At present, it is said that there are four underworld gangs operating in Britain, and the largest one is called 14K. In China, the influence of the underworld has been increasing in recent years. At the beginning of 2004, the government of China launched a campaign to crack down on organized criminal gangs, which allegedly arrested thousands of people who were considered to be members of the underworld. In other countries in the world, it is also difficult for the local police to deal with the underworld forces that have penetrated into the local society, because this organization is usually only active in the Chinese community. Triad victims are often afraid to report to the local police for fear. Even if the witnesses of the incident provided testimony to the authorities, they often withdrew their testimony near the trial. Gangsters in Canada: Angels of Hell In the 1960s, a group of American hippies roaming around on powerful motorcycles coined the term. These fat and rude guys with black fur coats and beards who never take a shower walked along the highway across North America, scaring many quiet towns and attracting many admirers to join them. In the 1980s, the "angels" who were tired of wandering set up the Hell Angels Gang in Canada, and now it has grown into the first gang in Canada. Headquartered in Montreal, it has about 40,000 members, mainly engaged in drug trafficking. 1995, Hell Angels and another big gang, Rolling Stone Machine, broke out in Quebec. The conflict lasted for seven years, and in the revenge of killing, both sides 160 people went to hell. Due to the growing discontent among the civilians, the Canadian police launched "200 1 Spring Action". More than 2,000 policemen arrested 100 "angels" overnight. The police hinted that if the two sides continue to fight, they will take more severe repression measures. The call for peace has produced results. On the afternoon of September 26th, 20001,the two sides held a closed-door meeting in a court in Quebec. It's quiet and safe there, no one can bring guns into the court, and the police anti-gang unit will not visit the court. Maurice Butscher, the godfather of Hell Angel, and Fred Temo, the boss of Rolling Stone Machine, each brought three assistants and reached a historic settlement in a solemn court. A spokesman for Quebec's security department later confirmed the news, but he stressed that the reconciliation between the two sides would not affect the police's crackdown on violence. However, since then, the Canadian police have never conducted large-scale anti-gang operations. Underworld think tank: Behind every successful man, American Jews have a Jewish think tank. George W. Bush's brain trust is Wolfowitz, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, while Luciano's Jewish brain trust is meyer lansky, who is the only foreigner who can attend the Mafia National Congress. Although he doesn't have the right to vote, Italian godfathers respect him because Lansky not only has brains, but also controls the financial revenue and expenditure of the mafia. The friendship between Lansky and Luciano can be traced back to childhood. When Luciano charged the Jewish child protection fee, he got the answer: "Put your protection fee on your ass, I don't need it." From then on, they became friends. Apart from the same ambition and violence, they are all calm professional criminals. In the 1920s, Luciano and Lansky formed the "Seven Groups", which monopolized the private liquor market in new york. Luciano even killed his godfather marcela to keep his friendship with Lansky. Under the planning of Lansky, Luciano gradually transformed the mafia full of thugs into a well-organized modern society. When Luciano was in prison, Lansky managed to rescue him; When Luciano was exiled to Sicily, Lansky became his representative in America. However, the friendship between godfathers is based on strength. Although Luciano, who is far away from Sicily, still has a strong influence, remote command is not as good as being there. Lansky began to develop his power quietly, and an important measure was to invest in Las Vegas. This suggestion was put forward by Lansky's childhood comrade-in-arms Benjamin Siegel; It was Lansky who was used to behind-the-scenes manipulation that prompted the Mafia National Committee to pass this proposal. 1943, Siegel began to build the first casino-Flamingo Hotel in the desolate town of Las Vegas. However, the opening of the hotel in 1946 was a complete failure, and $6 million was spent on Shui Piao. Even more deadly, Siegel's girlfriend Virginia Hill has an extra $500,000 in her Swiss account. This made Lansky and the Mafia very angry. He set aside $50,000 from the bankrupt hotel and sent away his creditors. At the same time, the Committee was urged to pass Siegel's death sentence. Two years later, the hotel reopened. After the previous failure, the opening was a great success, earning $6.5438+0 million in the first year. In the 1940s, this was equivalent to a year's protection income of the mafia in new york. More and more hotels will lay golden eggs. By the 1960s, Lansky and his Jewish gang had 17 casinos in Las Vegas, while the mafia had only 1 1. Lansky's greatness lies in his hiding behind the mafia. He has a share in all the income of the mafia; However, both the government and the police fell on the back of the mafia. Notorious China gangsters: The earliest China gangsters were called "butch" in big circles. They have the right to be proud. Faced with the indifference of the police, they have no choice but to unite against the local black forces. The first gang in China that appeared in police files was ABC (American-born China) in Chinatown in 1970s. ABC fought the mafia for three years, and the gambino family lost 37 right-hand men. According to the FBI's wiretapping recording of Paul gambino, the godfather thinks that the Mafia can no longer control Chinatown, so it is better to give up. ABC thus "liberated" Chinatown and gained a reputation in the underground society. After losing the enemy of * * *, the internal conflict of ABC began and the civil war lasted for 10 years. It was not until 1985 that the American police successfully went undercover and put all the bosses in prison at one stroke that Chinatown was restored to calm. But peace is short-lived, and conflict is the eternal theme. The failure of ABC provided another China gangster with a chance to rise rapidly, and smuggling and high-tech crimes became new oil and water in Chinatown. The big circle gang is only a gang in the primary stage. It has no strict organizational structure, and its core members have many professional backgrounds. The big circle gang first became famous in Hong Kong, and then moved to North America and Australia with the tide of mainland immigrants. In the early 1980s, the standard of big circle gang was "Black Star" (May 4th pistol). Although the black star has poor directivity (the distance of 25 meters can deviate from 20 cm) and the grip angle is not good (the muzzle is down when holding the stick normally, so the wrist should be upright), it has strong penetration and is extremely suitable for gang close combat. At that time, the bullet-proof vest of the Hong Kong police was definitely a single shot when it met the "black star". So the experienced Hong Kong police turned around and ran when they saw the "black star". Canada is also the sphere of influence of the big circle. On the list of local organized crime investigation bureau, the big circle gang has surpassed the Lotus Gang and Vietnam Gang in Hong Kong and Taiwan to become the leader of Asian gangs. Together with the local hell angel, he controlled half of the drug wholesale market. Big circle gangs are also famous in Australia. In 2002, the Australian police seized a drug trafficking case of hundreds of millions of dollars and found that 10 members of the big circle were suspected. They not only drove the Vietnamese "5T Party" out of Australia's Chinatown, but also launched a new round of opium war against local whites.