The new gang look
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What if this becomes the new look of gangs?
We hear that in Central America, gangs are giving up the "gang look," and going for the college prep look.
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"Setting themselves apart by tattooing themselves head to toe with threatening symbols and hanging out in large crowds on street corners, their goal was to intimidate law-abiding citizens and rival gangs alike, experts say."
Apparently the "intimidation" purpose of the gang look is giving way to a "just fitting in look," which is odd since more non-gang kids are trying to look like gangster.
In this environment, anything is possible.
