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tango gangland episode

Posted by slim on August 13, 2009, 9:09 pm

great job ms.denner!! (insert applause here) i have a few questions but i'll have to think about how to articulate them.

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Posted by Rob on August 27, 2009, 12:52 pm, in reply to "tango gangland episode"

It seems rare that people discuss the idea that not all members of tangos are blasters. Law enforcement knows that to be the case, at least according to DPS, so why do all tango members get painted with the blaster brush?

An additional question - what do you see as the advantage to a constitution for these organizations? I ask the question because it seems so few STG members really follow through on their commitments as outlined in those constitutions...

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Posted by Maryanne Denner on August 29, 2009, 9:34 am, in reply to "Re: tango gangland episode"
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That is what law enforcement sees..they see the tattoos that say "Tango blastin" and that is what they know. Then you have to remember that some of those "members" talking to the police do not really know themselves, many haven't been to either the county or the pen, they are just following the crowd.

A constitution just makes a group more legit or organized and suggests that there is structure and leadership. Of course gangs don't follow the constitution rules completely but let me ask you have you seen any corporation or agency that does? Take the TDCJ for example...they have a constituiton(policy and procedures) do they follow theirs? Of course they do not..do you get what I am saying here?

A constitution or rules are only as good as the leaders who enforce them and the others that understand and have respect for the rules.

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Posted by slim on August 14, 2009, 12:09 pm, in reply to "tango gangland episode"

if someone would have told me 10 or 15 years ago that there would be a group of youngsters (no matter HOW big) slapping the TS's face like this and getting away with it (running them out of entire units!!)i would have thought they were out of there freakin minds! i have heard rumors that many long time rival stgs have all signed truces and alligned themselves in an effort to put up SOME kind of united front against ptb(?)

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Posted by Maryanne Denner on August 14, 2009, 1:39 pm, in reply to "Re: tango gangland episode"
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I think what will happen is that the stg's will unite but instead of using manpower inside the tango blast members will be picked off on the outside. It may not be noticeable at first and by the time law enforcement, etc. start to realize it it will be too late. Don't ever think that the stg's are just lying there taking it. All it takes is some time as Tony Montana would say,"every dog has his day".

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Posted by slim on August 14, 2009, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: tango gangland episode"

i know your busy ms.d so i'll just say in closing (for now anyway) that i think the lack of constitution,rules and leadership structure looks good on paper for the blast and may even be working for them right now but ultimatley it will come back to bite them in the butt big time.thank you again and bye for now.

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Posted by slim on August 14, 2009, 9:52 am, in reply to "tango gangland episode"

okay i have kind of a conspiracy theory about the somewhat rapid rise of the blast (i'm probably way off base here, but here goes)i have always felt that TDC did'nt exactly take the necessary steps to head them off at the pass or rush to confirm them because maybe they felt it was like the lesser of two evils. "we know that inmates will join gangs so we would rather have them join a less "hardcore" outfit such as ptb rather than a MM or a TS" does this make ANY sense at all? thanks everybody.

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Posted by Maryanne Denner on August 14, 2009, 10:12 am, in reply to "Re: tango gangland episode"
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Yes it makes sense...because I would like someone to give me a good, no make that an excellent example of when TDCJ has been proactive.

The fireworks are gonna start people sooner or later so as T.O. would say," Get your popcorn ready".

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Posted by PURO_STG on August 14, 2009, 8:29 am, in reply to "tango gangland episode"

Excellant'e "MARI'A" ...BUT a sex offender speaking for tha BLast..lol what gives especialy on T.V.

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Posted by Maryanne Denner on August 14, 2009, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: tango gangland episode"
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LOL! But you have to admit the inmates in this episode gave good interviews...they hid nothing and fear nothing. They also know the agency has no idea of what to do with them.

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