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16 wrz 2023 · Latin King members use various hand gestures known as “gang signs” or “hand signals.” These visual cues serve two fundamental purposes – identifying fellow gang members while avoiding detection by law enforcement officers; thereby creating a clandestine method of communication among themselves.
10 wrz 2023 · The Latin Kings, a Hispanic street gang originating in Chicago, have various hand gestures known as “gang signs” that represent their affiliation. These signs often involve displaying the initials L and K with fingers or by forming specific shapes using hands.
Colors & Hand Signs in the Latin Kings. A friend who grew up on the South Side of Chicago explained a few of the meanings of iconography for the gang the Latin Kings: Their colors are gold and black. Gold is supposed to represent like Life for the members.
22 sie 2023 · The Latin King gang sign is a hand gesture representing allegiance to the Latin Kings, a street gang originating from Chicago. It involves forming the letter “L” with the thumb and index finger, while extending the other fingers.
14 wrz 2010 · Latin King's Gang Signs. A Latin King member identifying himself as "King Chucho" of Yonkers, New York, displays a series of gang hand signs referencing the gang's crown iconography and known as "stacking crowns."
7 gru 2021 · According to the Canadian Journal of Sociology, Latin Kings gang members must follow the King's Manifesto that outlines their purpose and ideology, called Kingism, which offers principles in which to live by, with prayers, stages of enlightenment and various rules and procedures.
Latin King ‘W’ for Westside. ‘S’ for Southside or Sureno ‘N’ for Northside or Norte.
