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Portraits of Los Angeles Gang Members (20 pics)

Posted in Arts » Photography 22 Nov 2011 / 5487 views

All these people are current or former Los Angeles gang members. This series of portraits is called “Homies”. It was created by photographer Adam Amengual.

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Papua New Guinea: Disorderly Democracy (25 pics)

Posted in Pictures 5 Mar 2011 / 6201 views

Papua New Guinea is officially a democratic country that remains a realm of Queen Elizabeth II. But many academics call it a “disorderly democracy”, because too many people here live in extreme poverty and belong to various raskol groups (criminals).

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Mara 18 (31 pics)

Posted in Pictures 10 Apr 2009 / 41971 views

Mara 18 (also known as M-18 or MS-18) is a primarily-Latino criminal organization, with members largely from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

La Mara 18 was created in Los Angeles, California. During the 1980s, there was a mass exodus of Salvadorans that fled the conditions following the El Salvadoran Civil War. Many of the Salvadorans who traveled to California were the target of existing gangs who preyed on immigrants.

To become a member of MS-18, typical initiation involved being "jumped in" and beaten by gang members for 18 seconds. Many factions of the gang have since done away with the initiation.

Mara 18 (31 pics)