Is it good, or is it gangsta?

On Monday night, MoCo police officer Cory Brodzinski described common signs and symbols used to mark gang members and turf. Are you street enough to recognize them?

Try to identify which of the following thumbnails contains a gang sign or symbol. The answers drop Wednesday.

Street art: Good or gangsta?

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Hand signs: Good or gangsta?

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Body art: Good or gangsta?

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 Images courtesy of Flickr.com users, Reuters and NPR.

 

6 Responses to “Is it good, or is it gangsta?”

  1. Sligo says:

    good gangsta good gangsta good good good gangsta good

  2. Kudos to Sligo, who knows the players from the haters.

    Street art: Good or gangsta?

    (From left to right) Arabic calligraphy adorns a piece of pottery; the Virgin of Guadalupe, along with other Catholic symbols, is used often by Latino gangs like MS-13; The Center for Street Art in New York is covered in graffiti.

    Hand signs: Good or gangsta?

    (From left to right) The Bloods use a three-pronged pitch fork as one of their signs; First Twin Jenna Bush throws the Texas Longhorns sign at her father’s second inaugural ball; an Iraqi man proudly displays the ink stain marking him as a voter.

    Body art: Good or gangsta?

    (From left to right) A New Zealander shows off his traditional Maori tattoos; gang bangers could tag their foreheads with “MS-13″ and still deny their affiliation, MoCo PD officer Cory Brodzinski said; an aging rolling stoner rocks Haight Ashbury in San Fran.

  3. Sligo says:

    West Siiiiiiiiiiiidddeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

  4. Jenny says:

    Ahem.

    Wood-siiiiiiiiide!!!

  5. Mozlim says:

    Re: First image under “street art”, isn’t that Arabic?

  6. Kudos to you, Mozlim, for correctly identifying good from gangsta. From the answer key above: “Arabic calligraphy adorns a piece of pottery.”



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