Decepticons (gang)
Decepticons or Decepts or Hammer Gang were a 1980s street gang based in Brooklyn, New York named after the villains in the Transformers franchise, the Decepticons.[1]
The Decepticons were founded in 1985 at Brooklyn Technical High School. At one point in the 1980s, the Decepticons were the largest gang in New York City.[1]
Five Decepticons were arrested on a violent attack they committed. In 1988 the Decepticons were charged with 43 robberies, mostly of jewelry and clothing.[2] Female members of the gang were known as Deceptinettes.[3] Their ages varied from 15 to 22.[2] Despite the fact that the gang consisted of fewer than 60 members, their presence in New York City was described as mythical.[2]
Terminology
Brooklyn was referred to as Cybertron (the place of its founding).[4]
Members included
- Sean Price aka Ruck of Heltah Skeltah[5]
References
- 1 2 "A Gang Gives a Name to Students' Fear: Decepticons". 1 March 1989.
- 1 2 3 "A Gang Gives a Name to Students' Fear: Decepticons". 1 March 1989.
- ↑ http://www.suerussellwrites.com/girlgang.html
- ↑ "AllHipHop » The Decepticons: The Modern Gang Reprise". AllHipHop.
- ↑ "AllHipHop » The Decepticons: Gangs Of New York Part 2". AllHipHop.