Of particular concern were ethnic and race-based threads running through some gangs, a source said.Come on, it's nothing to do with economic stagnation, it's just ethnic gangs pure and simple.
The St Laurence's attack has been linked to the South Brisbane-based Jay Jays gang, believed to include Asian, Pacific Islander and Bosnian members.
Police intelligence does not suggest race has become a major factor in gang culture but there are worries economic stagnation could split disaffected youth along such lines.
Eight teenagers have been charged over last week's attack but The Courier-Mail understands up to 15 members of the gang were at the school...
The Courier-Mail has documented up to a dozen named gangs on the Gold Coast alone.
They are tightly knit groups identified by colours and tattoos, with some linked to criminal gangs.
Other areas of Brisbane have their versions of American gangs the Bloods and the Crips, or have gangs named after their suburbs or ethnic groups.
Police to deal with gang culture, Brisbane
August 06, 2008
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There was a couple of qld gang rapes this year.
In Goodna, an African gang abducted a Samoan woman off the street and tried to gang rape her.
10 Middle eastern men will face court over an alleged gang rape.
Another one of interest in Townsville 2 men allegedly raped a woman but the police didn't provide a racial description even though the crime is unsolved.
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