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Illegal Alien Gang MS-13 Uses Gang Rape Initiation
Posted on Sunday, February 13 @ 15:19:50 EST
Topic: Illegal Immigrant Gangs Terrorists
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 Gang violence erupts in Wheaton
2/13/2005
By Ryan Gallagher
Staff Writer The Sentinel
Topics: Gangs, crime, aliens, security, terrorism, illegal immgration, drugs
Despite a steady decrease in gang violence during the past year, Vatos Locos and Mara Salvatrucha members were arrested Friday night in Wheaton Plaza after the two gangs severely damaged each other's cars with machetes, baseball bats and pipes.
Wheaton Plaza is a known gathering place for gang members and the two groups created tension after members flashed gang symbols and gestures to opposing members. The situation escalated when they began destroying each other's cars. Police arrived on the scene before any fights broke out and apprehended 12 members arresting seven on weapons and vandalism charges.
This is but the latest incident in Montgomery County. On January 15 a 19-year-old man was shot in the shoulder by a Hispanic man who reportedly represented a local El Salvadoran gang. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Doug Steele, the chief of security for four clusters of the public school system told members of the Shady Grove Middle School PTA Tuesday night that gang related violence has not been a major problem in the school system. "There was a problem in the Gaithersburg High School cluster, but they got on top of that last year."
Steele says, however, there has been an increase in the number of school children found with knives on them. "They're saying that they are carrying knives to protect themselves. That's a cause for concern," he said.
Montgomery County Gang task force Officer Robert Musser said this incident is likely to spark an increase in gang activity during the coming months.
Musser began his police career 17 years ago as an Ocean City summer officer. After this brief introduction in the line of duty, Musser joined the Montgomery Police force until he became part of Montgomery's gang task force upon its formation last April. The task force is composed of six county police officers, a park officer, a sheriff and a corporal. Musser joined the Montgomery County gang task force in April in an attempt to decrease gang activity around Montgomery.
Police say there are approximately 560 active gang members in Montgomery, 200 of which are members of the county's most notorious gang called Mara Salvatrucha. That gang is commonly referred to as MS or M-13. According to police there are 5000 MS members in Virginia and 800 in Washington D.C. "MS is the biggest gang in the area. If there was no MS there wouldn't be a gang problem in Montgomery," said Musser.
MS's origins can be traced back to El Salvador during that country's Civil War in the 1980s. Approximately one million refugees fled from the country relocating to southern California and Washington, D.C. After settling in Los Angeles, many El Salvadorans found themselves targets for various Hispanic gang attacks. To prevent further abuse, many of these immigrants used their connections to El Salvador's La Mara street gang and paramilitary groups fighting the civil war to assemble their own gang called Mara Salvatrucha . MS quickly established a prominent reputation in L.A. as being a violent Central American gang. This spurred further development of chapters all over the country. MS now reportedly has members in every state except Hawaii.
Though Montgomery County is host to numerous gangs, Musser said that Friday night's incident was one of the first reported between rival gangs in nearly a year. MS is a rival to another California bred gang called 18th Street. Musser said MS, 18th Street, Vatos Locos and Street Thug Criminals are the most prominent gangs in the county that have fought one another.
MS actively recruits teens around Montgomery. "It's cultural, as long as you're a teenager and El Salvadoran, they'll approach you," said Musser. The average age in MS is 16, but members range from 13-38 years-of-age.
Steele told Shady Grove Middle School parents Tuesday night that one of the largest gang problems in the county is the problem of "wannabe" gang members. "Don't kid yourself, we have gangs in the county," Steele told parents. "We do have hard core members, but we also have a lot of kids who call themselves members who don't necessarily," lead the hard-core gang life, he said.
According to police, initiation into MS is a 13 second beat down from five to six members at once. Musser said the initiation for women is submission to a gang rape. In previous years, girls were allowed membership into the gang by forming smaller cliques protected by the overarching MS name. Today, members of the gang unit say women are predominantly used as sexual objects and are not treated equal to male members in the gang.
As a member of MS, one is required to attend a meeting and pay a $20 fee every other week.
Police say meetings are held on Friday the 13th because the number holds historical significance to the gang. Since MS assembled in California, members were tied into the Mexican Mafia. The Mexican Mafia identifies the area they operate in as "13" in southern California. The number also holds significance because M is the 13th letter in the alphabet.
Police say there are various ways to recognize gang members. The majority of gangs use hand gestures for recognition. The MS hand gesture positions one hand with the middle and ring finger tucked underneath their thumb while the index and pinkie finger point up in the air like the "devil horn" gesture. This form's the M. The member then cups both hands together forming two letter C's and places them together to form a two handed S.
Police say gang members can be identified through clothing colors. MS members represent their gang with blue bandannas. Tattoos are another way to identify gangs. MS members tattoo the letters "MS" or "13" on their chest in gothic lettering.
Gangs not only tattoo their emblem on their skin but they also display it through graffiti around the county's buildings and walls. Many tag artists sign their names and some even write out a roll call of all the names of everyone in their clique. All gang members have aliases used in these roll calls.
Musser said the gang task force spends much of its time working the county trying to gather intelligence on gang activity.
"To catch a crime in progress is like finding a needle in a haystack," said Musser. "We gather intelligence, so we're out here stopping as many people as we can, taking their pictures, learning their faces and names. If they're MS we want to know where they live, where they work, who they date. We want to know everything about everybody." The task force has compiled numerous photo books of composite pictures that the task force uses like old fashion mug shots.
Despite recent activity, Musser said gangs in Montgomery are not as much of a lifestyle as they are in cities like L.A. Gangs provide a sense of belonging and protection but offer little financial gain for its members. Montgomery County gangs also differ in that they not overly territorial. Another distinguishing fact among Montgomery gangs is they are not life long commitments. In many cases, Musser said gang members can opt out of a gang once they decide to raise a family.
According to the Musser, drugs that carry high penalties are not allowed in MS. He said gangs are becoming increasingly savvy to police work and recognize the risk of dealing with unknown clientele. Given the fact that many MS members are immigrants, they understand that selling such drugs can lead to deportation. Therefore, MS has a no tolerance policy on using or selling cocaine and crack-cocaine.
Since MS is not active in selling drugs, much of their illegal activity involves person crimes such as robbery, rape, assault and sometimes murder. Musser said these crimes are committed in groups.
The winter months of January, February and March are the highest reported time for gang activity. Musser attributes this increase to more bar fights as a result of members staying inside drinking more heavily. Many members frequent pool halls and small dive bars around Silver Spring, Wheaton, Gaithersburg and Rockville. Musser said gang members live together around these areas where there are dense housing districts.
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Re: Illegal Alien Gang MS-13 Uses Gang Rape Initiation (Score: 1)
by RonLaws on Sunday, February 13 @ 18:17:33 EST
(User Info | Send a Message) | What is it that Americans heard in the State of the Union address about "gangs"?
So it is now, The First Lady - Laura Bush that will be addressing "gang" problems in America.
What the Bush administration sees as a definite problem they won't admit what the source is.
Let's be perfectly clear and drill it into President Bush's head - 'What types of gangs are causing problems'??--- that's Latino/mexican gangs --THAT ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS, President Bush---
And this is what a "who cares" attitude by President Bush about Border Security and U.S. Immigration Law enforcement brings---
That's right - these 'gangs' are just the "good- hearted Migrant Workers" who "just do jobs Americans won't do". How about the job that President Bush won't do - actually protect and defend the U.S. or Americans from an OBVIOUS abuse of illegal invasion. It's the Border, Stupid.
It is the overall mentality that is generated by allowing illegal Alien livelihood in the U.S. and in fact aiding and abetting illegal Aliens because it speaks to the integrity of Laws that simply allows INVADERS to enter the U.S. to raid and/or pillage. This is why all Immigration Laws need a full tightening to create an unyielding barrier. LEGAL entry ONLY.
The next time Mr. or Mrs. Bush speak about 'gangs' they should make it clear that they are tending to their beloved illegal Aliens - because it's Latino/mexican gangs that are going on all over the place ---'that truly appreciate their new Country as nice "Immigrants".
How bad is this charade going to get? |
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