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Overview
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Bridge Street is located within the Vinewood neighbourhood of Los Santos. The neighbourhood, originally a middle class white neighbourhood, has since turned into a home for violent street gangs with an influx of African Americans and Hispanics in the 40's. The demographics of the neighbourhood took a quick turn from predominantly white to predominately Hispanic. With this influx came the rise of many street gangs claiming territory in the neighbourhood. Conflict arose and street gangs found themselves in a constant battle for territory—fighting in the parking lots, alleyways, and streets of Vinewood. Leading into the 50's, a street gang known as Los Gangsters or simply the Gangsters sprung up and quickly found themselves in control of the area, standing toe to toe with other large street gangs.

In modern times, a well known clique referred to themselves as the La Puente. The gang, smaller than numbers than similar cliques, were known for their criminal activity and violence. Only in recent years have the LP became defunct and dissolved from the Vinewood Area. As a result, numerous smaller street gangs have sprung up in the area, each looking to control the neighbourhood the now defunct-LP had once controlled. In the midst of this is the community in the Vinewood neighbourhood. Kids find themselves pressured by gang violence and drug use. Innocent people find themselves as victim of the resulting violence. Residents witness the violence brought by street gangs on a daily basis, yet don't report it to local authorities out of fear of the neighbourhood's street gangs.

 

In the more recent years, a small clique of Hispanics have cliqued together using the history of the La Puente influence to base their actions. Once again Bridge Street is becoming a crime hotspot, break-ins, car theft and drug dealing are becoming all too common in the area. Police presence has increased in the area to combat the growing crime statistics in an effort to reduce them, the group have for the most kept under the radar save two affiliates.

 

 

Mara Por Vida
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“The greatest tragedy in these cases is that these young victims likely left their homelands hopeful that in the United States they would find safety and prosperity,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. “Instead, these victims had the misfortune of crossing paths with violent gang members who preyed on the vulnerabilities of their immigrant experience. 

 

 

BSLS13 originated on the Bridge Street district in Eastern Vinewood. They were originally a small group of Hispanics looking to make a quick score, tensions in the area and constant lack of resources drove the young teens to form into the group known as "La Familia". The Familia opted to sell drugs, break into vehicles and other sources of income to be able to turn their lives from poverty stricken into something more. La Familia primarily consisted of 4-6 members initially but sources are scarce and vary given the Familias code of secrecy, some opting for life in Prison rather than talking.

 

La Familia were one of the original multiracial, multi-ethnic gangs in the Los Santos area, composing of young Hispanic & Black teens. As the group grew, more and more violence was introduced in the Bridge Street area, garnering the attention of Local Police and Media alike. Slayings within the local park became common, with parents opting to take their children to Mirror Park to avoid the horrors that may await them come early mornings.

 

As time went on, two figure heads grew from La Familia adopting several practices that were seen in other gangs elsewhere. 13, X3 and various other graffiti tying the area to the Mexican Mafia began to arise blasted across the walls, park benches and anything else that could be visible for the neighbourhood to see, it was official there was a new gang in the Bridge Street area and they were stating their claim. Following along from the X3 claim, more and more graffiti turned from the back street wash that was typically seen, to "Mara Salvatrucha Controla & Bridge Street Salvatruchos", it became evident the group had adopted a more sinister name, dubbing the area "5 Minute City", a homage to the life-span of anyone who would cross the gang.

The letters set the gang apart from other gangs and criminal organizations. The letters are theirs and theirs alone. Building this loyalty is not easy and relies largely on creation of an enemy, a life-long foe around which the gang can coalesce. That foe is the Barrio 18 gang.

 

The vilification of the Barrio 18 is now integrated into the recruiting and training of MS13 members. To enter the gang, many recruits are ordered to kill a “chavala,” roughly translated as “punk,” the MS13’s word for a rival gang member. It is also part of the indoctrination, mixed into the everyday language of its members, and at the top of its rulebook. MS13 members, for example, are not allowed to speak or write the word “eighteen.”

 

The gang has used it to build its brand across two continents, and it may help us understand the durability of these two gangs more than any other single factor. But the obsession with the other gang has also pulled the MS13 to other end of the pendulum of criminal organizations: While some criminal groups focus on obtaining and developing reliable revenue streams, the MS13 is focused on developing new ways to undermine and destroy any other gang. Any action, discussion or reconciliation is suspicious, even traitorous, and will cause internal rifts.

Notably, there is little mention of financial reward in the tasks and missions given to Bridge Street Affiliates, although it is clearly a factor and is difficult to separate from other motives – with money, for example, comes status and power – it does not appear to be the driving force.

Being in a gang is not a job, nor do most members see it as such. As noted, members do not join because of the money. Although money can be a motivation, they understand that they are not entering a stable career path. Being in a gang is sometimes at the center of their lives, but sometimes it fades. Some are “calmados,” or semi-retired, and have at least one parallel social circle, such as an evangelical church, that demands at least as much if not more attention.


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OOC Info

 

The plan is to roleplay around Bridge Street, East Vinewood as a predominately Hispanic community and develop into a street gang. The storyline is going to be completely in character and the street gang will be fictional based on whatever happens to the group in-character, how we form will be entirely focused from IC events. We believe in keeping in character events in character and out of character events out of character, if you're unable to distinguish the difference, this isn't the place for you. You don't need to be the best roleplayer as we incorporate any levels of roleplay capability & will guide you on your way.

 

We have a Discord also, however you won't be invited until you're deemed active enough within the Faction, we don't want to be inviting everyone left right & centre.

Edited by Oaks.
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