Gangsta

[Zim]

You clearly don't understand

Here at the Org fights are common place, not only common place but we win all of them, most often against seemingly insurmountable odds

I thought fights were fairly rare since Orgers frown all the time without meaning to and scare people...unless they're wearing glasses.

EDIT: See MRD's post above for a better explanation. Some weeks back there was a drive-by in they city I work in. Luckily the shooters were crap shots. And apparently their target pulled a gun and shot back. The police caught them shortly thereafter, but haven't managed to charge anyone but the driver.

CR

I'd take it a step further and say the police failed to charge anyone at all, mostly because it's not the police who get to charge people with crimes. Perhaps they committed some gross incompetence while gathering evidence or witness statements, although that seems unlikely since they did apparently find the guys. More likely the DA (or ADA, etc.) believes there is not enough evidence to make a case against the others yet, and is waiting until he has enough that the case against them wouldn't immediately be thrown out. Or any one of a ton of other reasons a District Attorney would either wait before charging, or decide not to altogether.

[Samurai Waki]

The "gangstas" you see hanging outside middle class mostly white areas are not the same gangsters you find working the inner city. Discretion is a top priority if you plan on "making it" long term, any that I have met were VERY low key about themselves unless they were within their own turf, and even then dodgy at best. Most gangs have enforcers, these people are the ones who back up the dealer's words with action, they don't care about you, their main impulse is "I really hope this person doesn't come up with the money..." What you encountered were not "gangsta's" but street toughs, if they are affiliated with a gang (and they probably are not), they're probably seen as cannon fodder.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I'd take it a step further and say the police failed to charge anyone at all, mostly because it's not the police who get to charge people with crimes. Perhaps they committed some gross incompetence while gathering evidence or witness statements, although that seems unlikely since they did apparently find the guys. More likely the DA (or ADA, etc.) believes there is not enough evidence to make a case against the others yet, and is waiting until he has enough that the case against them wouldn't immediately be thrown out. Or any one of a ton of other reasons a District Attorney would either wait before charging, or decide not to altogether.

You are correct that I should be frustrated at the DA, since I've read nothing about the police mishandling evidence in the case.

CR