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| Britain |
| Criminal gangs use Islam to intimidate victims |
| 2005-03-07 |
| Teenage criminal gangs in south London are calling themselves the Muslim Boys and claiming to espouse Islam in an attempt to gain street credibility and trade on false perceptions about links to terrorists. The gangs, who specialise in robbing local drug dealers, are alleged to have forced some members to convert at gunpoint and to pray before going out to commit crimes. Community leaders are worried about escalating violence and the number of young with access to high-calibre guns. But Metropolitan police chiefs and Muslim leaders say the youths have no genuine Islamic affiliations, nor any associations with al-Qaida linked groups. Police chiefs say most belong to existing gangs inspired by black American ghetto culture and are using the Muslim tag because they think it is a new way to strike fear in the community. They also believe it will get them better treatment and nicer food in prison. Many gang members have access to automatic and semi-automatic weapons and Detective Chief Superintendent John Coles, who heads Operation Trident, the Scotland Yard unit that targets gun crime in the black community, thinks they are responsible for several murders, attempted murders, and a series of robberies in the past few months. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 I read about these clowns last month. I don't discount their "islamicness" They seem to live very frugally. Where is the money going? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-03-07 11:14:44 PM |
| #4 Agreed. What's that smell, BAR? Hypocrisy or sulfur and brimstone? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-07 9:29:45 PM |
| #3 Inspiration for the Muslim Boys - The Bowery Boys spawns an evil twin |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-07 9:18:30 PM |
| #2 Inspiration for the Muslim Boys - The Bowery Boys spans an evil twin |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-07 9:18:01 PM |
| #1 Many gang members have access to automatic and semi-automatic weapons and Detective Chief Superintendent John Coles,.. Good Heavens, how can this be??? If it's ILLEGAL to own firearms in the UK, then nobody should have them! NOBODY!!!....... ;) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-07 9:10:33 PM |