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A feud, or vendetta, is an extended argument between two groups of people, usually started as the result of an insult, violence, or even murder. Today the term is more popularly associated with celebrities and sports rivalries, but historical blood feuds were fairly commonplace, and there were even rules and laws—like dueling—that were set up [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 12:05 am
Filed under Crime, History, Politics · Tagged Aaron Burr, Al Capone, Alexander Hamilton, Asano Nagonori, bank robbery, Biddulph Township, Black Donnellys, Bugs Moran, Byzantine Empire, Clan Chattan, Clan Kay, Communism, Crime, dangerous gangs, Donnelly, Ed Tewksbury, Family Feud, federal government, Feud, feuds, fever, gangs, gangsters, Hatfield, Hatfield-McCoy feud, Hatfields vs. McCoys, History, James Donnelly, Joseph Stalin, Kira Yoshinaka, leader, Lenin’s illness, Leon Trotsky, local law enforcement, mccoys, Morgan Lewis, New Year’s Night Massacre, New York senate, Oishi Yoshio, organized crime, Pelle-Vottari-Romeos, People, Perry Owens, personal bodyguard, Phillip Schuyler, Politics, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, rival politician, rivalry, Roseanna McCoy, Samurai, San Luca, San Luca feud, Scarface, Scotland, Seppuku, Soviet Secret Police, Strangio-Nirtas, The 47 Ronin, The Ako Vendetta, The Battle of North Inch, The Pleasant Valley War, top 10 feuds, vendettas, violence, Vladimir Lenin, Weehawken
Ever since the 1940s, British film studios have been consistently making great crime and gangster films with a singular style and feel to them. Whether it’s the black comedies of the 1950s, the realistic, hard-boiled thrillers of the 1970s, or the flashy, fast-paced work of recent directors like Guy Ritchie, the following are ten of [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Crime, Movies · Tagged bank robbery, Brad Pitt, British, british crime films, british films, Crime, crime films, criminal, escape, film, films, gang, gangs, Gangster, mini cooper, mob, Mobster, mobsters gangsters, movie, Movies, organized crime, steal, thief, top 10 British Crime Films, Underworld
The way we dress now is an amalgamation of years of experimenting with cloth and leather. Here’s a look at those past-time youth cultures that helped inspire the styles of people today. ADVERTISEMENT 10. Dandys / Flappers Way back when the US was young and looked like something from Bugsy Malone with grown-ups, Dandy men [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Friday, April 10, 2009 at 5:41 am
Filed under Fashion, Misc, People · Tagged culture, dandys, design, emo, fashion, flappers, gangs, gangsta, geek chic, glam, glam rock, goths, greasers, grunge, hippies, Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake, Kurt Cobain, London, metallers, new romantic, prince, punk, punks, rockers, shoes
Of course, nobody wants to go to prison, but there are some prisons that you really, really don’t want to be imprisoned as an inmate. Being in jail is only part of the problem, staying alive is the bigger issue. Here are the top 10 most dangerous prisons in the world. 10. San Quentin Prison [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 6:15 am
Filed under Crime, Fashion · Tagged Alcatraz Island, assassination, bang kwang, Charles Afflic, Crime, crimes, criminals, dangerous prisons, gang, gangbangers, gangs, insane, mental health, outbreak, san quentin, san quentin prison, sick inmates, solitary confinement, Supermax, torture, Veronique Vasseur, violence, violent offenders
The word gang has taken on many meanings throughout the years. Originally, the word was just used to express a group or band of people. You probably have heard someone talk about the local gang of boys or something of that sort. In older times, the word gang didn’t have such the negative tone that [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 6:32 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerillla, Black Vanguard, bloods, cities, Crime, crips, cults, death, gang, gangs, Kenyan Mafia, La eMe, La Nuestra Familia, Mafia, mara salvatrucha, Mexican Mafia, ms-13, Mungiki, PCC, Primeiro Comando da Capital, religion, Texas 7, Texas Syndicate, The Brand, violence, War