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A gangster is a general term, though frequently misused, for a career criminal who is, or at some point almost invariably becomes, a member of a violent crime organization, such as a gang or mafia. It is sometimes spelled gangsta to represent the non-rhotic vowels of African American Vernacular English.
Gangsters as a collective therefore are typically organised criminals who are actively engaged in crime as a group activity or enterprise for pleasure and profit. The visibility of activities of gangsters can range from the low-level such as drug-trafficking or protectionism, which are prone to be 'under the radar', to the in your face spectacular, such as the UK's multi-million Brinksmat robbery. Gangsters often run their operations as businesses insofar as they offer a "product" or "service", albeit an illegal one, or, as is sometimes the case, a legitimate business operating as a front for criminal activity.
The ranges and spheres of activities of gangsters are diverse, and frequently are to be found filling the gaps in the margin between legislature and physical reality. During the Prohibition era in the United States, gangsters effectively and lucratively exploited the demand for alcohol by filling the gap in supply. In the 1950s, they did the same with gambling. They also actively engage in other demand-driven markets such as trade in narcotics, pimping, people-trafficking, the supply of false documents, and so on and so forth.
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Jewish No Goodniks of the Lower East Side: The Jewish Gangsters http://ow.ly/OQOO
NYBlueprint (NYBlueprint) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:32:17 -0000
Jewish No Goodniks of the Lower East Side: The Jewish Gangsters http://ow.ly/OQOO
Watching Once Upon A Time In America. Fantastic movie about #Jewish gangsters in NYC, but absurdly long.
aimeeweiss (Aimee Weiss) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:32:07 -0000
Watching Once Upon A Time In America. Fantastic movie about #Jewish gangsters in NYC, but absurdly long.
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