by PolackTony » Sun May 08, 2022 1:45 am
I actually hadn’t seen the second Sun-Times article, so thanks for posting. I agree that this is interesting; Board members from outside of Chicago is a new one for me too, though I suppose some of those guys might be more loyal to the concept than a lot of guys in Chicago today. Given that he’s in Florence fucking ADX, Hoover is obviously not directly involved in anything. Probably not even indirectly. One wonders to what degree he’s just a rallying cry and organizing symbol for them at this point. It’s unclear to me exactly what the Board is in control of anymore anyway, at least when it comes to Chicago. My impression has definitely been that while the Latin gangs have maintained their structures intact, the Black gangs, on the street at least as opposed to the prison system, have basically deteriorated into warring block crews immersed in tit-for-tat battles with rival block crews. These kids might still rep GDN, BDN, BPSN, etc., but from what I can tell these seem more like “brands” than intact organizations at this point (again, on the street). While guys on the Board may have groups loyal to them in the streets, I just don’t see that they have anything like a coherent chain of command and organizational structure that actually controls most of these warring little factions. I don’t see it being likely that the Board still functions as a real leadership and policy apparatus in the way that they once did, though obviously I don’t have an insider view on the current state of GDN. Even if there is a core group of Hoover loyalists and guys plugged in with them, things went to complete shit years ago and you can’t put the cat back in the bag. These guys are gonna tell a bunch of idiot kids shooting each other, who have never had any real experience of authority and command, to do what they say? Yeah, OK, that ain’t happening. As you know, things are a long way off from when the Board would pass an edict from the “White House” (Statesville), which was passed on to the generals and from there to the section chiefs and their soldiers, which would be law obeyed on the street. The days of Follow and Obey the Laws the King Sets are dead.
The J Prince stuff is funny. Though I guess Rap-A-Lot has had ties to Chicago at least since they signed Do or Die, lol.
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You being the guru you are... figured I'd ask... have you seen these yet? Any thoughts? I myself thought the shit was washed up.... but maybe they have a leaner, more under the radar core? I dunno..... all the guys I know are in the Feds, lol...
What got me intrigued was 3 of the Chicago Board members, arnt based in Chicago. They come from East St.Louis. Kentucky, and fucking Naperville, of all places...
https://northampton.pa.networkofcare.org/pr/news-article-detail.aspx?id=120311
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/11/22970895/gangster-disciples-larry-hoover-gangs-subpoena-first-step-act
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I actually hadn’t seen the second Sun-Times article, so thanks for posting. I agree that this is interesting; Board members from outside of Chicago is a new one for me too, though I suppose some of those guys might be more loyal to the concept than a lot of guys in Chicago today. Given that he’s in Florence fucking ADX, Hoover is obviously not directly involved in anything. Probably not even indirectly. One wonders to what degree he’s just a rallying cry and organizing symbol for them at this point. It’s unclear to me exactly what the Board is in control of anymore anyway, at least when it comes to Chicago. My impression has definitely been that while the Latin gangs have maintained their structures intact, the Black gangs, on the street at least as opposed to the prison system, have basically deteriorated into warring block crews immersed in tit-for-tat battles with rival block crews. These kids might still rep GDN, BDN, BPSN, etc., but from what I can tell these seem more like “brands” than intact organizations at this point (again, on the street). While guys on the Board may have groups loyal to them in the streets, I just don’t see that they have anything like a coherent chain of command and organizational structure that actually controls most of these warring little factions. I don’t see it being likely that the Board still functions as a real leadership and policy apparatus in the way that they once did, though obviously I don’t have an insider view on the current state of GDN. Even if there is a core group of Hoover loyalists and guys plugged in with them, things went to complete shit years ago and you can’t put the cat back in the bag. These guys are gonna tell a bunch of idiot kids shooting each other, who have never had any real experience of authority and command, to do what they say? Yeah, OK, that ain’t happening. As you know, things are a long way off from when the Board would pass an edict from the “White House” (Statesville), which was passed on to the generals and from there to the section chiefs and their soldiers, which would be law obeyed on the street. The days of Follow and Obey the Laws the King Sets are dead.
The J Prince stuff is funny. Though I guess Rap-A-Lot has had ties to Chicago at least since they signed Do or Die, lol.