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In Glasgow, most violence is knife violence and this chapter presents an uncensored look at it, with graphic descriptions of bloody street fights, assault with a deadly weapon, torture, and incidents that result in severe injury. This chapter explores the cycle of gang violence and its consequences.
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A decade after the first drug pushers took to the streets of Paisley in the 1980s, the supply of drugs was controlled by three factions, with members of two local families at the forefront. In the mid-1990s, the two families engaged in a territorial “war” that escalated to deadly shootings as dealers’ profits grew.
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This included the victim. Tank also stated that the victim also taunted him as a ‘shite bag’ when he refused to stab him. This bewildered Tank.
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McLean, R., Densley, J.A. (2020). Nightmare on The Street. In: Scotland’s Gang Members. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47752-3_6
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