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What ever happened to the good-old-days when we called organized criminals "racketeers" or "gangsters"? In the politically-correct era, they are now "gang members." In any case, the Reno Gazette-Journal has a "Q & A" with the head of the local gang task. The best quote is this one: "There are 30 documented gangs in the county, and we deal with about 10 percent of them on a consistent basis." Wow.
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