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Born To Kill: The Vietnamese Refugee Gang that Terrorized the US

2022/1/4
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Danny Gold和Sean Williams讲述了越南难民帮派"Born to Kill"在美国的兴起和衰落。该帮派由David Tai领导，成员多为越南战争孤儿，他们在美国缺乏社会支持，最终走上犯罪道路。他们以暴力和肆无忌惮的犯罪活动闻名，打破了唐人街原有的帮派秩序，并引起了警方和社会各界的关注。最终，该帮派的主要成员被捕入狱，但其影响仍然存在。 Danny Gold和Sean Williams详细描述了"Born to Kill"帮派的犯罪活动，包括抢劫、勒索、枪战等。他们分析了该帮派成员的背景和动机，以及其与其他华人帮派的关系。他们还讲述了David Tai的个人经历和领导风格，以及他如何利用自身的魅力和资源，招募和控制帮派成员。

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The members of Born to Kill were primarily Vietnamese refugee kids who had experienced significant trauma, including surviving dangerous boat trips and living in harsh refugee camps. They were often orphans or had been separated from their families, leading to a sense of loss and a need for belonging.

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In the late 1980's, a new gang threw asian immigrant communities across America into chaotic spurts of violence. They were brutal, they were vicious, and they weren't going to play by any of the rules set by any of the established organized crime players. Born To Kill emerged from Vietnam's Lost Generation: child war refugees, often times orphans, who had been left to fend for themselves without any support or protection. Led by the charismatic and cult-leader like David Thai, the gang would wreak havoc across the country, dropping bodies and terrorizing people at a level previously unseen in Chinatown.

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