Street gangs are expanding their turf to cyberspace.
Groups like the Crips, Bloods and others are “posting potentially incriminating photos of members holding guns, messages taunting other gangs and boasts of illegal exploits on personal Web sites and social networking sites,” writes the AP.
One favorite place? All together now: MySpace. Oy.
Although in some cases the online exploits are helping law enforcement make arrests. Officials have taken to walking the virtual beat to glean info on recent activity.
“You can study gang blogs and, an hour or two into it, pick up on subtle word choices,” notes George W. Knox, director of the National Gang Crime Research Center.
Law enforcement officials are concerned that the online activity will expand from a portfolio to a recruiting tool.
Via My Way News
