The Hell’s Angels were formed in America in the 1950s ... But they are only one of the outlawed biker groups operating in the UK today. Others include the Devil’s Disciples, the Barbarians and the Patriots. In all there are believed to be around 25 active clubs with as many as 1,500 members, the biggest of which are the Outlaws. Real Crime with Mark Austin: Fallen Angel, ITV 2011
To become a fully patched member you have to endure two years of probation. ibid.
Racist skinheads with their shaven heads, tattooed bodies and violent culture have always stayed on the fringes of society. But today in America many racist skinheads are discarding the outwards trappings of the culture to spread a message, targeted at mainstream society. American Skinheads, National Geographic 2007
The number of racist skinheads in the United States has grown from an estimated 5,000 in 2001 to 10,000 in 2007. But has the message really changed? ibid.
SHARP – an acronym that stands for Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice ... In America SHARPS and racist skinheads have clashed many times. ibid.
This life of ours is a wonderful life. But it’s very unpredictable. There are so many ways you can screw it up. Witness to the Mob 1998 starring Tom Sizemore & Nicholas Turturro & Debi Mazar & Abe Vigoda & Philip Baker Hall & Frank Vincent & Lenny Venito & Angelo Ruggiero & Michael Imperioli et al, director Thaddeus O'Sullivan
The end of Tom Powers is the end of every hoodlum. ‘The Public Enemy’ is not a man, nor is it a character. The Public Enemy 1931 starring James Cagney & Jean Harlow & Edward Woods & Joan Blondell & Donald Cook & Leslie Fenton & Beryl Mercer & Robert Emmett O'Connor et al, director William A Wellman, caption
Only by standing together are you going to beat the hoods of the world. Pale Rider 1985 starring Clint Eastwood & Michael Moriarty & Carrie Snodgress & Christopher Penn & Richard Dysart & Sydney Penny & Richard Kiel & Doug McGrath & Jeffrey Weissman & John Russell et al, director Clint Eastwood, preacher
They gave the American gangster admiration. J Edgar 2011 starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Judi Dench & Armie Hammer & Naomi Watts & Josh Lucas & Ed Westwick & Dermot Mulroney & Damon Herriman & Jeffrey Donovan & Ed Westwick & Zach Grenier et al, director Clint Eastwood, Hoover’s commentary
This is what separates us from the rest of the world: we don’t have law as a net; in the end everything gets physical. Big Jim Colosimo
I’m not going to prison on account of you assholes. Thief 1/6: Pilot starring Andre Braugher & Mae Whitman & Malik Yoba & Yancey Arias & Clifton Collins junior et al, FX Networks, Nick, FX 2006
The shaking – it’s getting worse. ibid. Vincent
Izzy has to go, and one of us has to take care of it. ibid. gangsta
The Chinese mob? I need this money. Yes, this money. I don’t give a shit who these people are; that’s my money. Money. ibid. Nick
Somebody saw you, Nick. Think. ibid. Roselyn
I might have something. Something good. ibid. Nick to gang
What is this? Lieutenant Tupac? Thief 2/6: I Ain’t Going to Jail for Anyone, Nick to gang
How many gigs have we done together? Eleven? Twelve? ibid. Nick to Roselyn
Son of a bitch. What’s wrong with this guy? ibid. Nick to Sam
They’re coming for us, Jack. Thief 3/6: Everything that Rises Must Converge, Nick
We got a gig. A big one. ibid. Nick
My husband’s in insurance. He doesn’t have any friends. ibid. bird
This heist is super-lotto. Thief 4/6: No Direction Home, Nick
I know what you did. ibid. Tammi to Nick
Who will protect me from you? ibid.
By tomorrow I’ll be in touch. Thief 5/6: Flight, Detective Hayes
You told me the emerald was real. ibid. Tammi to Nick
I never put you down as a child killer. Thief 6/6: In The Wind, Nick to Tammi’s minder
Who are you people? ibid. Tammi to Nick
One month today you will give your first official press conference. In it you will outline the president's strategy for winning the war on drugs. Traffic 2000 starring Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas & Benicio del Toro & Jacob Vargas & Marisol Padilla Sanchez & Tomas Milian & Amy Irving & Erika Christensen & Topher Grace & D W Moffett & James Brolin & Albert Finney et al, director Steven Soderbergh, boss
I think it’s important we maintain a unified front here, Barbara. ibid. Douglas to wife in car
I have one drink before dinner to take the edge off – it’s different. Lest otherwise I would have been dying of boredom. ibid.
That’s the world you’re in – dabblers get killed. Focus 2015 starring Margot Robbie & Will Smith & Rodrigo Santoro & Gerald McRaney & B C Wong & Robert Taylor & Dominic Fumusa & Brennan Brown & Griff Furst & Adrian Martinez & Alfred Tumbley & Billy Slaughter, him to her
I was in the killing game. And I travelled alone. Always alone. The Detonator 2006 starring Wesley Snipes & Silvia Colloca & Tim Dutton & William Hope & Matthew Leitch & Michael Brandon & Stuart Milligan, director Po Chih Leong, Wesley
This is my last job. Every job is my last job. ibid.
My resumé reads like a graveyard. ibid.
My life flashes before me every day. I’ve died a thousand deaths. ibid.
I don’t get too many second dates. ibid.
Maybe many people didn’t want to change. They were happy living in their own fairytale world of gangs and violence. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head VI Are We a Pigeon? Or Are We Dancer? ***** Gell-Mann, BBCiplayer 2021
Consider the so-called corporate scandals of the early 2000s. The crimes committed by Enron included hidden partnerships, disguised debt, and the manipulation of energy markets. Henry Blodger of Merrill Lynch and Jack Grubman of Salomon Smith Barney wrote glowing research reports of companies they knew to be junk. Sam Waksal dumped his ImClone stock when he got early word of a damaging report from the Food and Drug Administration; his friend Martha Stewart also dumped her shares, then lied about the reason. WorldCom and Global Crossing fabricated billions of dollars in revenue to pump up their stock prices. One group of mutual fund companies let preferred customers trade at preferred prices, and another group was charged with hidden management fees. Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner, Freakonomics
Henry’s band includes his brothers and cousins, ex-Union soldiers and some ex-slaves. They become known as the Lowrie Gang and are about to unleash a torrent of violence against White Supremacists in North Carolina. The gang would become some of the most wanted men in the country. Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War, History 2006
Local authorities form a county militia to combat the Lowrie Gang. The leader is a former Confederate military commander Colonel James Wisher … He arrests the wives of the Lowrie gang members … Lowrie leads an ambush attack against the militia … ibid.
Henry Berry Lowrie vanishes and is never seen in North Carolina again. Many believe he heads West with the reward money, eventually making a new name for himself as a gunslinger. ibid.
Now it’s going global – fuelled by migration across the Western hemisphere and leaving its bloody mark from Central America to the American heartland. Police in half a dozen countries struggle to crack its code and decipher its methods. MS-13: The New Mafia: America’s Deadliest Gang, 2008
Today MS-13 has invaded thirty-three states. And six other countries from El Salvador to Canada. ibid.
Over the last five years LA has averaged over 5,000 gang-related crimes a year. ibid.
Protection for a hot-dog seller might cost a few hundred dollars a month. Drug-dealers might pay thousands. The gang’s business model maximises profits and minimises the risk of arrest. ibid.
MS-13 is spreading fast like a virus. ibid.
Touch it … Isn’t it obvious? I’m trying to seduce you. Bound 1996 starring Gina Gershon & Jennifer Tilly & Joe Pantoliano & Mary Mara & Susie Bright & Margaret Smith & Barry Kivel & Christopher Meloni & John Ryan & Petre Spellos et al, directors Wachowskis