I remember the rhetoric. I remember the racism and the fears about them taking over neighbourhoods. I remember the heroin problem and some gang on gang violence. I don't remember home invasions, car jackings, muggings etc that regularly targeted innocent people.
This !!!! please, please, please Kidd et al. show me where innocent people were home invaded ..... nope didn't happen and I challenge you to show me otherwise.
I'm old to remember in no particular order the "wars" between sharpies, punks, revival mods, RAC skinheads, original bogans (derived from sharpies), Lebanese tigers, the WOG power movement circa 84/85.
Then we got the viet gangs in the early 90's, hello knives & swords, before then we had fists and dealt with it that way.
Saying that I don't recall "any" of the above pulling home invasions and stealing cars of people NOT involved in a gang "war".
Go ahead and correct me if I'm wrong, sources compulsory
CHALLENGE SET !!!!!!!!!