Probing the Existence of an Alleged Toronto Gang with Rob Ford Ties

VICE looks into the Dixon City Bloods - an allegedly notorious gang that sprung up into Canada's consciousness during the Rob Ford crack scandal to see if the gang was a media fabrication, a violent menace, or something in between.
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[@flaria4011]

The stuff their parents had to go through in order to give their kids a better life.

[@theabdul206]

O

[@stephenking2797]

True

[@danfield6030]

Lemonade Kemonaf ....Ouch

[@TheUnknown187]

kerpele the way white goverments leech of African minerals.. Yea about even right about now

[@gujsan1082]

kerpele white people? Yeah, only white ppl pay taxes 🧐. Millions of white ppl are on welfare .That probably includes your family as well . Only unsuccessful middle aged whites have time for racism.

[@Ash69]

He can take an ak apart and put it back together but he cant aim it correctly.

[@daaniel5717]

In Russia you are taught how to disassemble and assemble an ak in school

[@RobynTapps]

Ak47s are notoriously horrible for aim, the barrel fitment is loose on the ammo so if dirt or some shit gets in the barrel it won't jam.. It's a smart design but far from accurate..

[@Treatsandthreadscom]

lol

[@Ash69]

RobTapps88 Not true AK's are just as accurate as AR15's and most other semi auto rifles.

[@SoloDoloPoloOlaf]

AKs are pretty fucking accurate, its just the cheap homemade AKs that Middle-Eastern and African groups use that are shit (usualy produced around the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan). Real AKs are probably the best firearm you can easily aquire where ever you are in the world. Sorry if there are any bad english.

[@ashkirali1530]

Finish ur school and stop just hanging out doing nothing .

[@jordantony1796]

ashkir ali and stop smoking ur weed every day relax injoy it on weekends stop chilling in the stair case or a park save money. Save money save money

[@sisibandzz5121]

You can always get a education without school is a scam

[@DsgSleazy]

@@jordantony1796 Ahlie his aunty is smokin abdi's high grade tf

[@DonCorelone647]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@DsgSleazy

[@TyroneOne]

The amount of hypocrisy’s and deflection in this video is astounding

[@percangle4200]

RIP my nigga Rob Ford

[@jedd4838]

White guy here...I'm with you nigga!

[@percangle4200]

+Blast men lol

[@sade.t616]

+louieDsypo your slow AF

[@SuperStrik9]

Rob Ford was the man. RIP.

[@nicholash1758]

RIP

[@joe14636]

Only a matter of time until Drake starts repping them.

[@dashonseabrook3902]

He should shout out the ak guy in the beginning. XD

[@justinl7678]

Drake grew up in a really well-off area of Toronto. I dont think he ever associated with any gangs

[@carlsbirdhouse]

He never associated with 90% of the shit he raps about either

[@justinl7678]

Carl D i agree, it's all for show.

[@MexicanBandstand]

before drake gets too busy for crack and isn't there for any playoff games

[@karlg1535]

I lived in dixon & islington across don bosco. Someone got murder a floor below me, I moved out next month lol

[@yvng.kev998]

😂 both my neighbors are dead

[@angelgonzalez5307]

Where I’m from there’s 36 gangs in a 1Square mil I remember 19 people got killed in 2/3 weeks

[@DakaONER94]

@@angelgonzalez5307 where’s that at ? New York? Los Angeles?

[@leokai1709]

@@DakaONER94 toronto

[@DakaONER94]

@@leokai1709 oh yeah which area

[@shermantwip7485]

Great work by the tps. 👌🏽

[@nabzhus4728]

Man I hope these Somali Canadian kids focus on education make a better living for themselves and make things better in Somalia aswell.. As a Pakistani Canadian and Muslim it breaks my heart when I see what people in Somalia are going through and these lucky ones who made it here in Canada should do something to make Somalia better and bring out the positive image of Somalia.

[@Capryism]

Its going to be the other way around, i guess they wont do that instead they would try to change Toronto into Somalia. Just like in europe.

[@halimaarfon4954]

i agree with u

[@tomwahlig1567]

@@Capryism what do you mean, just like in europe? so I live in Berlin which is one of the most multicultural cities in Europe, right in the heart of a very diverse area and i can tell you that its not true what you assume. A majority of the people accept our german standards and try to fit in. They suffer from minorities who often even have a german passport and make them look criminal. Berlin is a criminal city for German standards and also European, but compared to North America its still very very safe and will also stay so. Also, in a country like Canada, refugees were more openly accepted while here, they are not allowed to work which leads to illegal activity, so its a selfmade problem of the government. Europe in general has its own very strong traditions while all traditions in North America come from people going there and changing things with different cultures, no matter if it was in the 1700's or later. And thats positive, here, we try to take the things from the countries that are positive, such as the amazing food but its definitely wrong to say they want to change our whole country when most of them are peaceful people. Please don't be racist and blended by news that only want to tell one story

[@aamrakamran7275]

Fix your acid attacks and honour killings.

[@ShehuStebe]

@@aamrakamran7275 when was the last time you were walking down Bloor Street and someone threw acid in your face? Are you dense? This isn't India or Pakistan where the culture itself breeds this sort of violence.

[@OTW18]

Canada's so peaceful that the police had to make up a gang. lol

[@MrMlbfan6]

Jesus Redeems 30 murders a year😂😂👍🏻

[@jscheema375]

I'm from Surrey and shit can get violent but nothing compared to my 5 months stay at Chicago

[@zaywilliams4508]

+marvinxi15 *whether

[@zaywilliams4508]

+marvinxi15 Well, you seem to have forgotten the "h" in whether - since you're being so kind about correcting people. :-) Good night.

[@thuprmnd0008]

not just peaceful its extremely racist and socially divided

[@trisha2320]

You see these young kids, they must be protected from evil. They must be given a chance to be great and to do great things, which is in them to do.

[@hydra9809]

but unfortunately due to canada's racist nature and anti-black culture, this just isn't possible especially for somalis

[@JustMeELC]

@@hydra9809 That's just a blatent lie 🙄

[@fredm.2699]

@@hydra9809 moving from Somalia to Canada is quite the opportunity.

[@BloodyCanadian]

We're not bloods we just all happened to choose wearing red lol

[@Jettgirl77]

@Game Tight Soldiers People that hang out with Hells Angels wear red/white support gear and Outlaws wear black and white support gear, and any officer can say a bandanna is connected to anything and you are just wearing to wipe sweat off your forehead. So if you think just because they made a music video, mocking what people call them, then you have been groomed by the Propaganda mainstream media has been selling you, and you bought it hook line and sinker. The Establishment raised you to be Racist.

[@ngnate1915]

Hahahaha :|

[@ngnate1915]

@@Jettgirl77 you lost me the moment you started talking, what did you say?

[@Jettgirl77]

@@ngnate1915 Nothing you can comprehend

[@netsaneteats955]

@@Jettgirl77 agreed!

[@Pariah_Larry]

Chicago makes this place look like Disney land

[@dredre8103]

Looks like Disney World compared to Newark NJ.

[@RT-rm9vb]

Lol real talk just the north side of Chicago not even west side or south or east side

[@RT-rm9vb]

Demii Godd stop it bro, 90% of violence going on in the Chi isn’t reported on the news

[@danfield6030]

kingkronik4200 ....most of Chicago is non violent subburbs for the middle class .....am I wrong ?

[@saucee6047]

kingkronik4200 you can't compare the two. It's not legal to shoot your neighbor for walking in your front lawn to retrieve a over thrown football.. besides Chicago makes most American Cities look like Disneyland as well...

[@Aiur]

This just in, OVO sweatshop labeled Canadas most dangerous gang

[@harpreetlidder1]

haha

[@gallyun1]

lol

[@jjdaatlboi]

Lmao

[@SUPERGENKI]

LOL

[@elchucofried5683]

-Dj Akademics

[@TileReseller]

It’s really surprising that nobody in that neighbourhood was willing to admit that there’s gang activity lol

[@Zelazella1]

Muslim Somalis for u

[@DORC101]

Bro this is so dumbbb these mans just keep contradicting themselves lmaooo

[@kittykat-ug9md]

Why would they snitch on themselves... it’s better to be confusing 😭

[@Jiggalo252]

I don't think they are an ORGANIZED gang, rather a bunch of kids from the same country that speak the same language and live in the same area. But when a police sweep nets 42 guns and $3 Million in drugs, you can see why the police are calling them a gang. Both sides have a valid point to an extent.

[@johnappleseed8146]

Sam W There was criminal activity going on there for a long time and they wanted an excuse to book some ppl up for a long time to make it look like real change was happening.

[@ghenetobagiorgis8559]

Who is making the drug who is making gun and selling it the kid or not I just want to make Little money they board they can do anything they can work they can go downtown and their countries is a war so their parents Brought to Canada it’s not the kids fault they just want to build a jail so the white people could have a job Long-term solution is to go back to Somali take back your country

[@aishaomar2695]

Eddo this is all a setup, I've seen UK police putting kids with school bags, on the wall, a whole group all lined up, when we asked what is happening, they try to say they were joking with the kids, and nearly dropped their camera. Joking my foot, more like criminalizing those kids.

[@aishaomar2695]

Has anyone asked themselves ' where do these bunch of kids get their guns and drùgs' ???

[@caseyjones4358]

@@aishaomar2695 by murdering and stealing from the citizens. They fund their drug dealing bs the same way the ratchets in America do. By killing innocent people for financial gain.

[@yahyabarre7550]

LESSON 101 ON HOW POLICE GET MORE FUNDING.....CREATE GANGS.

[@anonymouspawgbooty1151]

Grub her by the pusyy factual. More everything.

[@carmineparente4023]

yahya bari POLICE CREATE GANGS. WHAT A MORON!

[@Cornbreadmuffin86]

Makes sense

[@phillipbanks2446]

they're not creating no gangs bro I live in toronto.there are multiple gangs shooting at each other killing innocents, selling little kids, look at the murder rate this year, its higher in Toronto than in new York.

[@kamekazi60]

OG DuBB you pussy

[@MrAdidas926]

Trust me, when there's a gang in the neighborhood everyone knows about it. that's like the sweetest projects i've seen in my life

[@n.y.a.bthepoet401]

dounia stik ahlie

[@orlandogarcia3217]

Foreal lmao

[@lemonade4181]

Nah Toronto gangs keep it on dl. I’ve never seen a gang anywhere, you just hear about them in the news.

[@lordshaxx3228]

24:49 the fact that he called himself Chris still kills me everytime walahi

[@srkn5721]

Lord Shaxx lol and that other Somali girl changed her name to Rose Carter. Wonder how many others have self hate in them.

[@ahmedkheyr1599]

These young kids are lost bro. Havent you seen those young girls smoking!! oh, man how far we have changed. This is the problem when we as a Somali men marry four wives and forget our children they will be lost.

[@lordshaxx3228]

@@ahmedkheyr1599 its sad fam, ishalah we all find the right path

[@vrvb82]

Most of you are lost and need to check your facts. I can’t even believe I’ve continued reading these ignorant comments…. The whole world is completely in turmoil. Everyone needs to take accountability. No one race, country or neighborhood is more “gang” like than the other. Music is art not real life. And oh yeah, Rob Ford is awesome. RIP Somali people are my brothers and sisters…. Respect Peace out from Minneapolis, MN… btw , Toronto is more south of Minneapolis. Look at a map.

[@jrrt6617]

"I can take ak-47 apart and put it back together" what a fucking accomplishment give this guy a fucking nobel prize

[@barqodahabiya7483]

Lol

[@Peakfreud]

Lol

[@mohamedabdi9704]

Lmaooooooooo

[@bersanji]

Taking an AK apart is a mission. putting it together is on another level. Give the man some opps

[@mixtapemania6769]

@@bersanji don't give him opps. We don't need any more deaths

[@MrCRACKupTV]

Imagine how these Canadian gangs would look like on southpark 😂😂😂. (•__•)

[@officialbassgod]

THIS!! 😂😂😂😂

[@whizkid00000]

Lol. "What set you from eh? Sorry."

[@TheCruzan26]

+John Cho Lmao

[@notdatingnicole]

6 cold like alaska

[@qwertywtflol]

+AriMichel98 Shit son, I almost spat cheeri os at the screen

[@nunayadoxing4623]

*I can take a AK47 apart and put it back together* - That's cute.

[@glenncastro1922]

I know right! 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelbarker3078]

Hahaha tell that guy I said congrats it's funny he says ak47 then they show the vz 58 like tf m8

[@anthonyroberts2678]

How about a C7?

[@michaelbarker3078]

@@anthonyroberts2678 u mean ac 130

[@Johnnysthunder]

Nunaya Doxing they don’t have ak’s in Canada, they only have Czech vz.58’s which is what they showed right after he said that lol

[@yrmadethat1128]

Should have done the documentary at Jane and finch

[@Somalichick100]

As a new comer to Canada my family settled in the dixon area from November 1992 to August of 1998. In 2012 my childhood friend was shot in the head, in a stairwell in one of the buildings show in this documentary. He was the young man mentioned in this video. More then 18 years have pass since my family moved away from Dixon. The early to mid 90's Dixon was a very different place it is Today.

[@MoorishMonitor]

Innalilahi wa inna Elahi raji'un.

[@motormusique]

People in the comment section are mocking these people for being 'soft' . Yeah, take your crime, broken neighbourhoods, and disenfranchised population with your hardness - what a stupid thing to be proud of.

[@dreamHIGH94]

motormusique honestly! Americans are too funny with their bs

[@southsidesantii3753]

it's not even that. We laugh cause y'all are trying so hard to say y'all got struggles up in Canada. You guys have people trying to say Canada is hard when we all know its not. You guys will never be able to survive our struggle. We don't brag about it being bad over here, all we saying is stop fronting and stop wanting to be hard cause theirs people who would do whatever to make their to get out meanwhile you got Suburb kids trying to get in. You won't ever understand until you actually been in these areas. So quit dissing us you clueless clowns.

[@ketsha2842]

TopSantii a struggle is still a struggle. yes, we Canadians will never understand how hard it is down there but that doesn't mean that we don't have people living in poverty and having to resort to gang life

[@dreasums852]

TopSantii there are actually many struggles in Canada and though it may not be about Toronto and how 'hard' or 'soft' it is , there's still really bad poverty for native Canadians.. so I hope you don't think that there's no problems here.

[@davew5303]

motomusiq facts tho. I'm from east Flatbush brooklyn NYC. glenwood rd which was a real ass area to grow up in during the 80s and 90s especially as the only white boy on my entire block. I did some wild shit and put in alotta work in them streets as a youngster and I'm proud of where I come from and I never forget where I come from. But the REAL thing to glorify is MAKING IT OUT of the hood and making a better life for you and your family.

[@alek412]

Rob Ford was the best mayor Toronto ever had. Everyone wants to talk badly about him but forget that he didn't even take a salary to be the mayor. Ever cent he made as mayor he donated back to the city as he was already rich. He was literally mayor because he genuinely cared.

[@alexjones2143]

Also crack. Don’t forget the crack

[@ohnoitsajason]

It is a common folly to believe that because someone's heart may be in the right place, they may not be have the necessary skill set to do well

[@Black-Peter]

im sure the salary was coming from the gangs

[@imranak12]

@@Black-Peter The opposite. He was an addict, not a dealer.

[@masterk5372]

Ford looks like a Crooked guy to me

[@uniqueorig1n549]

That girl is so self entitled. How about doing something that 1.relates to you 2. something that is respectable. It's like throwing shit out a window then complaining that everyone says you smell like shit. Of course you smell like shit!!! you threw it.

[@Jc22222]

VICE is awesome great documentaries week after week!

[@-MRN-]

Work for Vice, don't you?

[@Jc22222]

***** No I don't but I would like too.

[@SadalDay]

Hows your internship over at VICE working out?

[@Jc22222]

BTW does anyone know anywhere else that offers such quality programming for free? I'd love to know.

[@qwertywtflol]

HBO via torrents.

[@bessyisyourbestieforever3164]

Thank you Vice for shedding light on this issue and telling a different side of the story.

[@princessinmittens4783]

This is good!

[@TravnickaRobija]

How did your video get to police? You posted it online.

[@niketshukla3813]

This place now isn't as bad as its shown. I actually live close to Dixon, and as a part time pizza delivery driver i often visit these apartments. However, we have been told never to enter the building and instead call the customer downstairs. The only crime I once witnessed while delivering food was one guy ordered a pizza with PINEAPPLE on it!!!

[@mox9980]

We love that in Australia

[@HalJordan0]

Bro you'd get your ass kicked in Toronto for saying that. We love our Hawaiian pizza here

[@abdijibarmuse1051]

😂😂😂😂somalis will order banana on pizza as well

[@sting5956]

@@abdijibarmuse1051 😂😂😂😂😂

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Does anybody here know about anal sexing?

[@whatchasay7734]

why everybody look like pressa

[@rmediaaOfficial]

@La Diablesse his mom Filipino n his dad Jamaican

[@sjappiyah4071]

Not the DJ you know IM FREAKING CRYING LOOOOOL

[@princejaxisblack8789]

Cuz Pressa look like everyone

[@newraplyrics1486]

They either pressa or they top 5 😂😂

[@anais937]

I cannot stop laughing at this

[@My2cents.]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates. .Non-Duality.

[@hyperloopbeats]

I grew up in Toronto and them projects are getting deeper and deeper

[@kleroner]

We have large communities of Somalis in Seattle, there are a few bad eggs just like any other group of ppl but for the most part they are honest hard working nice people

[@sandwichninja]

_"for the most part they are honest hard working nice people"_ famous last words. _"Don't worry guys, demographic replacement is fun"_ What a naive idiot. ROFL

[@THX-bz8bi]

@@sandwichninja but why?

[@sandwichninja]

@@THX-bz8bi Why, what?

[@icommandyew8221]

@@sandwichninja what are trying to say is what he means PIG.

[@sandwichninja]

@@icommandyew8221 If you don't know what I'm trying to say, then how do you know you take exception to it? Yet here you are having a fit. Calm TF down. lol

[@stephencurry3509]

The only comment I would like to make is don't judge a whole race, by the actions of a few.

[@jiggajigjones8210]

Stephen Curry dont worry, we will.

[@artimisfowl7997]

It would be easier if u said don't paint em with the same brush and shit

[@ogolow570]

@Dont Worryabootit Yeah only Mogadishu and costal areas of the North east are like that.

[@plaistowbill]

The problem is it's not just a few. It's a pattern that repeats itself again and again. The fact of the matter is that some cultures are suitable for the modern world. Others are not. It's not a race or colour issue. It's a mentality issue.

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

Well I never considered cops to be a race ;but I'll definitely judge them as such based on the actions of a few. ;)

[@KiLLACAiN]

13:07 yooooooo Ninja! Good to see you fam! 🙌🏼

[@corpsmitty]

"There is no gang man" 2 seconds later "Ya they were crips so we called ourselves bloods" ok bro haha

[@theangrycheeto]

@Tony Scott I see this bitter old hag all across KZbin talking shit about anyone who isn't white in Canada. Pay no mind. These are the people that thought Maxine was going to get elected.

[@lowlypeasant]

So like...we're a gang, eh? Its aboot respect.

[@cloutcrutch]

lmfao

[@Brew1dCity]

W😂

[@royalzak2670]

Respeck.

[@RobynTapps]

Thank God I'm from the West coast and don't talk like that haha, eh... Y'all Mericans reading this have your little sayings too don't y'all.. Like ruff when it's pronounced roof..

[@GMHannibal]

I've never met an American that says "ruff."

[@sandman34567]

i lived in Dixen about half a year, If anything i noticed a community of families getting along well and respecting one another. Any community as large as this one is bound to have some crime in it.

[@solidstate2b]

The Canadian policing system is replicating the demons of America's police and system.... On top of Canada's already troubled history of discrimination and oppression. Police departments creating the narrative of a gang / drug war regardless of facts of evidence is big business. And big corruption.

[@rassaneybattiese6932]

13:53 The way he says “what can you do about it” 😅

[@drochon6672]

If this was true of my neighbourhood I’d probably move.

[@ahmedkheyr1599]

and as a Somali living in Canada I would never live at the first hand.

[@LazerViking81]

the canadian cop is soo funny the only experiance he had with crime was rap videos ... omg LMAO

[@officialbassgod]

if they gonna snitch on themselves....makes the job easier don't u think

[@LazerViking81]

Crae Z a music video is acting !!! and not real ... or is the next thing that Kane Hodder has to go to jail for all the people he killed in Friday the 13th ?????

[@mikem8904]

+Crae Z makes u think of MF DOOM; Rap snitches! but for real tho, I been born & raised in the Chi, and I find it refreshing that the bald, young cop was being very real about how them cops get paid with media coverage & convictions, it has always been a numbers game!

[@kendrick10601]

well how Bobby Shmurda got locked up?

[@theostrogon9172]

LazerViking81 that’s just vice they have had big breakdowns on drugs in Toronto with getting millions dollars of drugs but you know the people claim it was planted

[@amaliathatgirl9248]

Canadian somalis need to chill with this

[@usherwhenimtrappinginthera3785]

Amalia A 6ix side crazy place baby

[@danfield6030]

Amalia A .....Natives have a bad rep from living on the street and being alcoholics because that's the only ones most people see on a daily basis. Somalia have a bad reputation as well because the ones most people see are teens or early 20's hanging in big groups being aggressive and sucking teeth (which bothers everyone except Somalis ). Why don't these groups organise and change their immage shown to the public. I grew up with many good Somali friends and I am Métis... so I empathise with them. I know their great humans like everybody else. It's just that the public only sees the negatives. Know this - now your in a position to change this - once you become aware of how bad it is and how it can be changed , you become responsible for it. Inspire yourselves and be motivated to care and work on this. You have The Power now.

[@Bismuth00]

@ Petty Labelle, I live in a mostly white area in BC all the gang activity here is from hells angels and the bacon bros.

[@Hollyrocks1975]

@@danfield6030 So, according to DAN, only Native people are homeless?? I live on the East Coast and the majority of poor and homeless here are white. The gov closes liquor stores at 5pm on Sundays because there's such a huge alcohol problem here, but guess what? The vast majority of people going in and out of liquor stores here are white!!

[@SuperFatyank]

Usherwhenimtrapping Intherain They come from a war torn country they must see Toronto as a fairy tale

[@tylergullion9787]

So I assume "Terry Stops" are allowed in Canada or at very least the Dixon Projects?

[@zainab2737]

I remember when the police came in 320 dixon as I was living there and it was scary

[@dylf14]

>42 illegal firearms and 3M worth of drugs >Gets mad when police patrol around >"racial profiling"

[@amitk7979]

dylf14 Typical victim card.

[@jackdorsey8902]

“I can take an eh keh 47 apart and put it back together”, lol and?

[@apretarded7248]

I bet he’s having nightmares about that comment John wick

[@blackcomely2537]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kiyanalatoyapersaud944]

shut up white boy, our life in the hood is not for your entertainment

[@kade727]

Kiyana Latoya Jackson you don’t even know this dude

[@kiyanalatoyapersaud944]

@@kade727 i cant tell bitch, also our life is not for your entertainment thats something i noticed you whities do alot

[@dwightroberts2046]

This is not the worst hood in Toronto at all. In my 37 years born and raised and all the friends and family I have across the city I could talk about way more places and gangs.

[@princejaxisblack8789]

Regent Park or Jane and Finch prolly the worse

[@mohamedadam2977]

PrinceJaxIsBlack you haven’t heard of Doomztown or Rexdale ?

[@MacetazzOpina]

i heard hells angels is the worst and that scarborough is the worst neighborhood when i lived near toronto

[@mohamedadam2977]

Sonic Vitriol brother take it from someone who grew up in Toronto community housing. There is absolutely nothing happing in schrobrough

[@MacetazzOpina]

@@mohamedadam2977 it was mainly gossip, so I believe you bro

[@kohanstraven1550]

With all the guns, drugs and money acquired from the raid, in a place where there is only 1 or 2 murders a year, there is only one scenario. It is run by 1 gang or 1000 hustlers - problem is, if those 1000 hustlers knew each other, they would be associates, hence somewhat of a gang.

[@JustMeELC]

No 'somewhat' about it ;o)

[@officerjacciah698]

" I can take an AK47 apart, and put it back together I can do it! " woooah slow down cool guy you're making it sound like its an impossible task to strip one of the most simple weapons in the world!!!

[@abdul-malikabdullahi6538]

white people like you always try and feel superior lmao.

[@abdul-malikabdullahi6538]

most somalis speak from 3-4 languages fluently, perfect their religious studies, and are mostly top of their classes. what can land grabbing, murderous, colonising, smelly and incest-bound white people like you guys say for yourselves?

[@abdul-malikabdullahi6538]

man, its times like these when i really wish the plague killed more of you all. lmao.

[@officerjacciah698]

Abdulmalik Abdullahi Why are you so offended at this comment, are you offended that I said that stripping an AK47 apart is not hard. Did it insult your fucking intelligence or something?

[@barefootnomad77]

I am Somali I do believe the rule of law should be respected at all time. Poverty should never be an excuse to engaged in crime and hurt others. The best thing to do would have been those caught committing major felony should be deported to Somalia upon completion of their sentence. Trust me they might be tough in Canada but there are much more tougher and ruthless people back home. No one will take their shit in Somalia. These so called gangsters are just giving majority of law abiding Somalis bad name. I have enough of it.

[@MrSuperVikingo]

Rasheed Abdi They’re just brainwashed by American gangsta culture, unfortunately.

[@sirineuantonio1622]

True

[@sirineuantonio1622]

@@MrSuperVikingo fact

[@dreamdream1541]

that's what happens to you if you don't hold your faith you become like them you come all the way from somalia to america to become a junkie and murderer is very weird

[@ertfgghhhh]

@@MrSuperVikingo disobedient to parents. That is their problem.. It is happening in the Midwest also

[@rianatreshaun7535]

10:55am -- Does anyone else see Lil Romeo with a mustache? He looks just like him.

[@lanouek]

It's a shame going somewhere for a better opportunity and to throw it all away

[@jupiterstrawberry]

Systemic oppression, growing up in a poverty and crime ridden environment.. I live in toronto. An old friend went to prison for gang affiliated crime/murder. He was a smart guy back in school. Some turned to crack. It's very sad actually, and it is not their fault they are put in these neighborhoods to struggle.

[@malcomx1924]

@@jupiterstrawberry stop blaming other things for every issue faced in live… it’s called self accountability. Every time the racecard or other reasons get named as the culprit. I come from a bad neighborhood but the difference is that I don’t see myself as a victim and worked my way to succes, by hard work not falling for quick and easy money.

[@jupiterstrawberry]

@@malcomx1924 lol im sure you are a white man or something. get a life dude.

[@user-in4mz9go4d]

​@@malcomx1924younger people can be influenced easily, not all obviously especially teens who have that tendency to want to fit in, escape family problems n whatever so good for you for what you have been able to achieve but people have different situations in life which u probably thankfully were spared of

[@AnInnocentLittleBoy]

"We dress in red and talk about smuggling guns, shooting people and doing drugs, but I don't understand why the police think we are bloods". Seriously? You can't see how that may lend the impression that you are in a gang and committing crimes together?

[@Peakfreud]

I was looking for this comment, She sounded silly saying that.

[@user-jt5fk4rm8f]

😂😂👏👏👏

[@DishiontheRoll]

She was wearing a red flannel still denying gang affiliation lol

[@danteshepherd2486]

@@DishiontheRoll Imo it seems pretty obvious her and her friends just want to seem cool, they lie about how active the area is in the diner and they just play up living in a "bad" neighborhood the whole time, she could easily just be wearing red because she saw older people in the community calling themselves bloods

[@ponderingdesertrat6895]

How much money did drake pay you to do this

[@rarykpark]

lol ovo sweatshop got documentaries coming out now

[@Miami1991]

lmaoo8

[@h20wav]

Exactly we never heard of these niggas before. Their crime rate doesn't compare to America's especially gang activity.

[@Willpower-dd8fs]

Truss me 😂😂

[@stevegygh4415]

😂thinking the same thing

[@x9ee]

You can't use a music against an artist,its like using a movie against an actor 🤦🏾‍♂️police need to chill

[@hylozoic]

The way the guy brags about taking apart and putting the AK back together reminds of the orphans in the movie “Warriors”

[@mariusbleek]

There isn't one area in Toronto i'd feel unsafe walking in at night. That includes Dixon, Regent Park, Chester Le etc. Not that there isn't crime in these areas, but if you don't start no shit, there won't be no shit. You know?

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Joel, That's true -- but it's a general truth about everywhere. I've climbed Watts Tower twice, walked through the Fillmore at 2 a.m., checked out 125th in Manhattan, Blackstone Avenue in Chicago, and Wayne State, the "ivory tower in the ebony sea." Same same. My class on the other hand? Wey-yull, Conrad and Andy both served hard time, but most of us haven't been caught... 'Course Watts Tower can get you into some serious criminality. The last time I visited, during an overnight layover at LAX, I only got to the second level. The folks occupying the third handed me down a fine spliff.

[@JayneTenn]

Chester Le? Where in Toronto is that?

[@boobyhill6921]

@@JayneTenn Victoria Park and Finch in Scarborough.

[@589supra]

I lived in the neighborhood across victoria park from Chester Le. Chester Le had shootings and more gang stuff. Cherokee was the most peaceful for some reason.

[@boobyhill6921]

@@589supra I lived in Chester Le for 10 years grew up there and the reason for violence is public housing vs private property. Most people that live there are cool except for few criminals who have "beef" with other public housing areas but you are right though Cherokee is really quiet and peaceful.

[@jpmunoz-caicedo6377]

I live in dixion and the truth is there's been 4 deaths in the past 7 years here, it pretty dangerous to walk outside at night. Its such bad area the local highschool (don Bosco) closed because everyone was to scared to go there and by the time I was going to highschool there was only 10 kids in each grade

[@christophergriego8215]

Wow really 4 deaths in 7 years and y'all call that dangerous

[@christophergriego8215]

My kids have to sleep on the floor in my front room to avoid being hit by gun fire

[@lanceyrenzo932]

They could’ve at least admitted to a little crime but one said of the neighborhood says NO GANGS HERE, but then other dudes from the same neighborhood will say “ya but what do you consider a gang” 😭😕

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

This isn't just restricted to this spot or Ontario in BC many many times groups get labelled with a gang or association name without ever having considered themselves as such.

[@denverhoye8992]

Did Rob Ford know Bloods and mobsters? Yea, he did. That is because he was constantly in the neighbourhoods. He knows everybody. His brother was even a pretty big dealer if you go back that far. Rob Ford and his brothers have been in the area forever. Rob Ford was a normal guy and a father who helped his community and people other politicians wouldn't dare be around for fear of exactly what this video says "gang ties"

[@danrook5757]

People I grew up with said the Ford brothers were drug dealers

[@JustMeELC]

Well him on video smoking crack was kinda a big clue lolol

[@shari9721]

@@danrook5757 the vast majority of what he dealt was hash .

[@shari9721]

@@JustMeELC smoking crack doesn't mean someone has gang ties or make someone a dealer. The Ford brothers grew up in Toronto and hung out with and knew everyone, but no one ever says they had German ties or Irish ties or bowling ties but if you know any criminals suddenly you have gang ties. They were friendly, not racist, didn't judge and hung out with everyone.

[@claimthecrown]

dang they took the hoops off the backboards. thats cold 3:01

[@djdoemoney]

Just like most people they want notoriety, that’s how most people who are doing criminal activities are caught up. The activity isn’t usually benefiting the gang directly or vice versa but it’s always that association that makes it a gang injunction and the only person truly paying is the individual yet again. But 10 years with the little bit of evidence they used and no violent crimes to attach to it is crazy.

[@djdoemoney]

My bad I meant 12 years.

[@kj_dracom3069]

It’s just gets worse and worse

[@rodfranc7597]

The weakest gang documentary ever

[@1100tripleh]

+mad man I'm saying that is a lot

[@wenisprinkle1704]

U can say the Indians n Native are like the Mexicans of T.O. Still there ain't 30%-50% or more of them in T.O like American cities.

[@wenisprinkle1704]

I never heard of Dixon City LOL. All about Galloway, Morningside, Jane strip, Regent Park. I seen some fuckin dirty shit in the gutter areas of T.O. Just as bad as most American cities. Not the crazy ones mbe. Ppl are belligerent n violent tho, not all "sorry guy" like South Park.

[@wenisprinkle1704]

Ppl get beaten ripped down to their underwear for being a punk, or white white walking through a park. Nice jeans nigga now we can share em, nice phone NYEEGA NICE LAPTOP biatch. Seen 40 yr old grown men selling crack with hep c n herpes n 5 stds preying on women n locking them up riding with guns n shit. Lol, yall some white kids on the internet HAHA TORONTOS SOFT YO with ur concealed carry license. Watever

[@wenisprinkle1704]

Then again, Tdot was worst from the late 70s to 2000s. Nowadays kind of is soft. America doesn't even seem that bad. Just get urself some guns LOL ur allowed to have them. $20,000 houses, $15 per hour American at Mcdonalds? I LOL. The manager ain't making that here. Whoever has balls can just shoot ppl n not even get in trouble in some cases.

[@anonymouspawgbooty1151]

I'm upset they didn't pay for at least one well known drake instrumental for the dramatic parts

[@caseym8037]

finally

[@elementel5760]

That butt though 😊

[@xiton3440]

they bought a nas beat, hero, pay attention

[@kylermurray1788]

We don't have illegal activities in this neighborhood.....what ? They took drugs bro

[@elizabethwagner6183]

What up cuz check in you out from the U.S.A.

[@sabrinaali696]

Wallahi that was so painful to watch. We need to do better as Somali people

[@jackholman5008]

In your own country

[@belzeri6518]

@@jackholman5008 go back to your own country then. Canada is not native to Europeans especially those with Anglo origins.

[@user-jh7ni3jd8d]

This is depressing as a Somali could easily been me if I lived there

[@pjsmith141]

Canadian “condo” is really the projects I got you

[@sabaisem]

Liiiiiisten chill fam

[@sandrsofias]

tbh, I think there never was a gang but the police kept going on about it that inadvertently they made a gang. people just started to become what they were being labelled.

[@MohamedHamzaKhaouti]

This is very unlike Somali culture. I know Somalis all over the US and they're some of the most peaceful, respectful, nice and loving people I've ever met. I tend not believe everything I see on media, but if this is true, then I'd be disappointed. First generation Somalis went through a lot of shit to create a better future for their kids, and Somali kids born in the US/Canada should be aware of that struggle and honor it! But hey, I choose to take this info with a grain of salt!

[@gullibleidiot5072]

Yes man but this dickheads wont understand anything all they do is smoke and rap while those who are in mannepolis Particularly young girls are Graduating..

[@alisedighi7833]

It is well known that Doug Ford (the Premier of Ontario) is a former drug dealer. His brother Rob smoked crack (Remember Toronto's crack smoking, alcoholic mayor?). One week after the video implicating him was given to Toronto Star, the person who released the video was murdered. There was no investigation, and they barely talked about it in the media. Bill Blair (the chief of police) and Ron Taverner (the incumbent OPP commissioner, who was in charge of the police division, where this happened) are friends with the Ford family. The province is being run by gangsters. Our provincial and city are governed by gangsters, and being policed by gangsters. Doug Ford also has strong links to white supremacist groups. The Somali youth are being used to cover up, the real crimes being committed by the people running the government of Ontario, and the police. It's sad to see so many people arguing about who's a real gangster, in the comments section. This is exactly what these white supremacist criminals want the Somali youth, and other black youth to do. You seem like a wise person Mr. Khaouti. Inform yourself, and educate the youth as much as possible. وعليكم السلام

[@veryboy4662]

New somali is scary

[@veryboy4662]

@inanauk same Minneapolis Minnesota usa

[@veryboy4662]

@inanauk Denial is part of Somalia culture but now the true come out . It effected every household of somali ppl

[@mmac8379]

This is so messed up.

[@rassaneybattiese6932]

A gangster will never tell you he is a gangster unless you’re also a gangster.

[@danrook5757]

It’s not gangster is gangsta

[@OhThelma]

i don't understand why they choose over stupid stuff instead of their dreams...?!?!

[@LtRoastAhoe]

The comments section of this video is more informative/enlightening than the actual video. Quality work VICE.

[@KB_KoldBidness]

Oh, my bad and for mistaking you for a blood...the red bandannas & you throwing up big B's in your video kinda threw me off

[@joshuajackson4777]

K Beezie 😂

[@HalalMcRib]

They could've shown Jane and Finch or Rexdale, Regent

[@maxyswerve]

Dj Vlad Is That You Narrating ?

[@HeatLedgerKicks]

This is a 5 minute drive from where I live

[@papi_sativa]

Nearly 3 million in the city, under 60 murders a year.

[@Monte8Carlo]

How can the Superintendent of the Police force not be able to explain the conclusion to us, then give us a sassy smile, knowing he's withholding information?

[@francispena2818]

the idea of Canadian gangs... Kinda makes me wanna laugh 😆

[@NTEDOG561]

ikr

[@DoubleKhoceSammich]

lolol

[@jeffbriggs1987]

There are gangs there. The other day a pregnant woman was shot in a driveby. They had to remove the baby from her corpse.

[@GooseyBO]

pull up north of Jane n finch and bring talks to the table u fuckin yute. rlly think we playn

[@francispena2818]

El Jefe wut its not like yall people in Canada even value preborn babies

[@erockstoenescu6171]

Drake got these Canadians all confused haha just the thought of Canadian gangsters is comical.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Americans.. Always talking shit.

[@Only1steezo]

+CAN Control cause shit really crazy out here

[@moonaka2]

Ohh! Soorey there bud! didn't mean to nick yer wallet at gunpoint! Here ya go bud heres yer wallet, now dont scramble off too quick without givin me a hug!

[@qwertywtflol]

Atleast they apologise when they go done bad.

[@ASelfMadeProductions]

Lmao funny guh

[@yuri8352]

Who else lived in 320 in the six buildings?

[@michaelcarroca9181]

My homie went up to Dixon back in 2003 or 04 and when he came back to the city he was a Blood... I always wonder if he's still alive or how he's doing. AJ I miss u brother hope all is well.

[@skunes5990]

... sounds to me like a budget related issue

[@Cauliflower_ears_750]

Assembling and re-assembling an AK isn't that difficult

[@justinpersad401]

Yep! Not a big deal. It how fast can you assemble it ....

[@laylamya3211]

Jason Hawk 😂😂

[@nimoa2374]

23:28 ms.muse🤣

[@ayana902]

LMAO I just clocked 😂😂

[@ahmedkheyr1599]

Who is She?

[@earonb7034]

I grew up in those same buildings 27 years ago

[@MarkMacRae]

Love the Vice documentaries, but left feeling a bit confused after this one. Like: "what was your point?" Because whether or not there's a "gang" in Dixon or not seems beside the point a bit, no? A group of people were (or maybe still are?) smuggling large numbers of guns into Toronto. That's kinda the main problem here it seems. Whether this group of organized criminals (because one assumes it would take some amount of organization to sneak number of firearms here) gets the label "gang" or not matters not that much in the grand scheme.

[@gjackson5616]

i saw gang and toronto in the same sentence and i had to watch this lol

[@fkylw]

I can take an Egg McMuffin apart, and then put it back together.

[@plutobills5359]

Damn I would love to live there low murder rate