White Supremacist Gang Gains Clout

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http://www.spokesmanreview.com/ap/story.asp?AP_ID=D8NLT1GO2

BUENA PARK, Calif. — The white supremacist gang Public Enemy No. 1 began two decades ago as a group of teenage punk-rock fans from upper-middle class bedroom communities in Southern California.

Now, the violent gang that deals in drugs, guns and identity theft is gaining clout across the West after forging an alliance with the notorious Aryan Brotherhood, authorities say. snip

In the past three years, its ranks have doubled to at least 400, but authorities suspect there could be hundreds of other members operating under the radar. They said heavy recruiting is taking place throughout California and Arizona, and members have been picked up by police in Nevada and Idaho. snip

Public Enemy is now involved in identity theft. Booth said the gang has gone from swiping personal information from mailboxes and trash to stealing entire credit profiles with the help of girlfriends and wives who take jobs at banks, mortgage companies and even state motor vehicle departments.

Money from those operations is used to fuel its methamphetamine business, he said.

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1. does anyone else find it unsurprising that these idiots are

bored suburban teenagers and that they stupidly gave their gang a name which is almost the same as a groundbreaking rap group (Public Enemy)?

Morans.

But I will say things like this give "punk rockers" a bad name. Most punks I know are very socially conscious and liberal, but then again that was before it was strictly a fashion statement. Most of the punks I know are older.