Teen crews linked to 40 percent of NYC shootings (These "teen" shooters need to be fitted with electronic ankle bracelets that track movement. If there is movement, the bracelets need more weight.)

- - -


Teen crews linked to 40 percent of NYC shootings

NEW YORK (AP) — There are more than 300 of them in New York — violent crews of dozens of 12- to 20-year-olds with names such as Very Crispy Gangsters, True Money Gang and Cash Bama Bullies.

Police say these groups, clustered around a particular block or housing project, are responsible for about 40 percent of the city's shootings, with most of that violence stemming from the smallest of disses on the street, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

"It's like belonging to an evil fraternity," said Inspector Kevin Catalina, commander of the New York Police Department's gang division. "A lot of it is driven by nothing: A dispute over a girl or a wrong look or a perceived slight." . . .

http://townhall.com/news/us/2014/05/01/teen-crews-linked-to--40-percent-of-nyc-shootings-n1831975