The Gangs of Vancouver, British Columbia Part 2

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Strange North

Strange North

Күн бұрын

NOTE: All information presented in this video is based on publicly available information and it is intended to be a general overview of some of Vancouver's gang history.
In this video I cover some of the major gangs and crime figures that have become a part of Vancouver's history. There are hours upon hours of content on this subject out there, and this is just intended to be a general overview without going into too many details. This is also part 2 of a 3 part video series on this subject - I will be posting part 3 in about 2 weeks.
Vancouver is one of Canada's major port cities, and these urban centers have a more complex gang history than other cities in the country.
In this video I cover the following groups:
Sun Yee On Triads
14K Triads
Big Circle Gang/Big Circle Boys
Soccer Club/Chinese Youth
Bak Mei
Lotus Gang
Red Eagles
Star Wars
Ching Tao
Towa Gang
Los Diablos
East Van Saints
Collinwood St. Gang
Cordova St. Gang
Zoot Suit Gangs
Vic Gang
Alma Dukes
Grandview Park Gang
Clark Park Gang/Clark Parkers
There are more groups I didn't cover in this video that I will get to in the Gangs of Vancouver Part 3 video within a couple weeks.
I hope you found this one interesting and informative, and if you'd like to watch more of my content in general please consider subscribing to my channel - I upload at least one new video per week.
Thanks for watching!

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@honeybee874
@honeybee874 3 ай бұрын
I watched part 1. Part 2 is equally good. Kelowna is influenced heavily by some of the gangs mentioned.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - glad you got some value out of the videos. And you're right - Kelowna definitely has its own gang history. That goes for other cities in the province as well, I may do more videos on the subject down the road. Cheers mate
@hockeyeverything4339
@hockeyeverything4339 3 ай бұрын
Pretty difficult to compare gang activity decades ago to whats going on now. Now Im no choir boy. Ive had my share of unsavory activity. But this opioid epidemic is truly inhumane and out of control. I truly wish humans had a lot more compassion and awareness in their actions. When it comes to money? Its pretty sad many just dont seem to give a fuck about anything else. People are dying man. And they are far beyond being able to make a choice
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - it's definitely very concerning out there. And I agree - I think a lot of people just don't really have much choice when it comes to self-medicating and addiction.
@DwightStJohn-t7y
@DwightStJohn-t7y Ай бұрын
@@strangenorth like everything today, we got there via multiple causes: a US drug company "pushing" medication under exclusive license, doctors cutting patients off cold, an extremely addictive med that the prof. were entirely in denial of bought the sales pitch. and as a result, the gang move in and stake a claim. now you're dead.
@dk_underbar
@dk_underbar 2 ай бұрын
4:49 Ray Chan couldn't be the guy pictured, right? The gang boss Ray Chan died in a hit in 2003 but the guy in the photo became an MP and is still alive, last I checked.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
yeah cheers - put the wrong picture in there by accident, definitely rushed this video too much. I cut that part where he is mentioned
@krisdk
@krisdk 3 ай бұрын
My great-grandfather came in 1898. There have always been gangs, even in the early 1900s. The Chief of Police always lived in a mansion. It wasn't just bribes; people would work for free in case they needed a favor. Late 90s was fun. I was just walking into the club when Bindy was whacked. People ran outside and danced in the streets. My late grandfather employed a young guy who stole from him. He laughed it off and became a father figure to Fats Robertson, the top guy in BC for Montreal. My grandfather was a regular farmer. So I never believed the stories about Fats until it was on Google. He was 70+ when I met him. Regular house, no jewelry etc.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - sounds like you have some interesting stories from over the years. Vancouver definitely has a complicated gang history, way too much for one video. Cheers mate
@michaelhansen5974
@michaelhansen5974 2 ай бұрын
@@krisdk... 50 years ago there were a handful of gangs in BC ... now hundreds of well Organized Crime Gangs with thousands of members and tens of thousands of associates have been given CARTE BLANCHE control of BC's streets with GUNS&DRUGS ... almost a 145% increase in gangs in 50 years ...!!! ... 2004 the rCmp/e-division concocted the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit-BC with a mission statement to DISRUPT and DISMANTLE gangs ... in the last 20 years well Organized Crime Gangs have been allowed to grow by almost a 30% increase under the watchful eye of the rCmp/e-division and the cfseu-BC ...!!!
@sithdemon5965
@sithdemon5965 2 ай бұрын
Good job.. I remember all these gangs.. Guys would say they were in xxx gang, in grade 8. It was nuts, white kids with MC hammer pants strapped with guns.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - Vancouver definitely has a long and interesting gang history. Cheers mate
@nbaker13100
@nbaker13100 3 ай бұрын
Well done as always!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@KennethWedin
@KennethWedin Ай бұрын
Wow, you’ve really exceeded my expectations after the disappointment I’d expressed in the comments in Part 1 and/or regarding the video(s) you’d created regarding Edmonton. Excellent depth and coverage-very well done. This was well worth the wait. I should go back to my comments on your previous videos to edit them accordingly.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, glad you got some value out of this one. It was interesting to learn about some of the older gangs in the city's history, definitely a lot of changes over the years. Cheers
@cherobinson6371
@cherobinson6371 3 ай бұрын
I was in a DocMovie regarding the kid shot in the theatre on Broadway and Commercial. It was a Hong Kong director and it was released in Hong Kong then used in Lower mainland High Schools for Years to show grade 8’s the dangers of Ganglife. The director wanted kids who could actually Face get so he came too Al Chengs Kickboxing and offered us who trained there Roles. There was also actually Gang members in the Movie too. They basically didn’t speak English.
@restoredaccess
@restoredaccess 3 ай бұрын
The Golden Princess theatre (now Rio) shooting. The Golden Princess was the only theatre in Vancouver back then showing Cantonese language movies. The shooting was big news because the Viet Ching gang member got tried as an adult even though he was 16. He got deported at 24 when he finished his sentence. The Lotus kid who got shot lost his eye but lived. Vancouver Asian youth gangs at the time were notorious for older bosses using juveniles to commit murders because of the light sentences if tried as a youth offender. I think the movie you were in was called "Winston joins a gang", and changed the names of the people, and made the story take place at The Ridge theatre, but it was based on the same incident.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - that's interesting, and that was definitely one of the more wild gang shooting in Vancouver. Cheers mate, have a great week!
@James-iw8hn
@James-iw8hn 2 ай бұрын
When I was growing up in East Van, there were Shaw, Golden Harvest, and Olimpia. ​@restoredaccess
@kiepyon1
@kiepyon1 2 ай бұрын
The old Vancouver Downtown look so much better than the current Vancouver downtown. the old downtown look so classic
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
I agree, it's cool looking at old pictures from the 1960s-1970s. Cheers mate
@KwanzaaKalus
@KwanzaaKalus 3 ай бұрын
I knew a Chinese guy in high school that was away for like half the school year or more. We were told he had a biking accident and broke his teeth biking. Years later, his close friend told me that it was actually a shooting he was involved in where a rival gang shot him in the face and he somehow didn't die and needed surgery. That's why he was away for that long. If you'll recall, I'm also the guy that told you I lost an innocent friend in the Surrey Six Shootings. The guy was just going out to go play basketball as he saw the killers coming out from a hit and they killed him for being a witness. Thanks to your videos, I've been rediscovering how much of my life has had gang violence on the periphery that I either blanked out or didn't notice until right now.
@bostoneorge1487
@bostoneorge1487 3 ай бұрын
Chris Mohan
@DLHarv
@DLHarv 3 ай бұрын
Sorry about your friend
@cherobinson6371
@cherobinson6371 3 ай бұрын
Me too I went to Tupper in 85-88 era which included Bindy Johal and many gangs including Alley Boys and Lotus. The school was chalk full of gang members
@DarkR0ze
@DarkR0ze 3 ай бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss 🫂
@KwanzaaKalus
@KwanzaaKalus 3 ай бұрын
@@bostoneorge1487 Yeah, that's right. I was riding the bus on my way to college and I saw his face on a newspaper someone was reading. It's the only time I've ever asked someone if I could borrow their newspaper in my life, because of how shocked I was. The guy was so chill. I know you hear about innocents dying in the news all the time, but when it happens to someone you know, it's very different.
@m.a.d.h604
@m.a.d.h604 3 ай бұрын
Well done can’t wait for part 3 and yeah, you should definitely do some of the old-skool stuff
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching - I'm definitely going to cover more in part 3. Tons of history in that city. Cheers mate
@Pr0matic
@Pr0matic 3 ай бұрын
The Star Wars gang......that has to be a joke right?
@bindusahota1053
@bindusahota1053 3 ай бұрын
Thay are Jedi gang
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
There was mention of a gang by that name that existed for a short while!
@mikehunt4797
@mikehunt4797 3 ай бұрын
Growing up in the 90s i had a buddy who had the plug that was a Big Circle Boy. Buddy could get anything and had insane prices. He owned like 5 houses all over Van and 10 different cars.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - they definitely have a long history in Vancouver. Cheers mate
@mikehunt4797
@mikehunt4797 3 ай бұрын
@strangenorth your welcome. Always nice seeing local news. I left Vancouver and moved up North but I still miss the coast.
@theofficialmascot
@theofficialmascot 3 ай бұрын
Great work. Politicians too scared to do anything about this. Disheartening to say the least.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - some of them do their best but it's definitely a complicated issue. Cheers mate
@SusieAdolph
@SusieAdolph 2 ай бұрын
My. Brother. Told. Undergroúnd. He's. Desde. Know.
@TomFooleryTheAustere
@TomFooleryTheAustere 2 ай бұрын
Canadian gangs lol. What a joke.
@RM-gn2nj
@RM-gn2nj 2 ай бұрын
SurreyLanka NewDelta thank you come again bastard guy !!!
@robholleb9896
@robholleb9896 2 ай бұрын
I like that you mentioned the drug money being laundered through the real estate market, pumping up prices. The politicians never talk about this! It is always the other party’s fault. The problem of housing un-affordability goes back way beyond the recent interest rate hikes in response to inflation.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - definitely an interesting problem that's been plaguing Vancouver for awhile! Cheers
@pendizzy6352
@pendizzy6352 3 ай бұрын
I knew most these guys haha < Champlain Heiiiiights !
@rcgmig
@rcgmig 3 ай бұрын
YAY!!!! thank you for posting part 2, just started watching and I can't wait to learn
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - Vancouver definitely has a ton of gang history. Cheers mate, have a great week!
@AnAfriCanuck
@AnAfriCanuck 3 ай бұрын
been waitting for this!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, cheers mate!
@gross8797
@gross8797 3 ай бұрын
Vancouver was the best place to grow up in the 80-90s was a pretty crazy time
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I believe it - thanks for watching!
@TribeManagement
@TribeManagement 3 ай бұрын
Forgot the shadow dragons chinese/Cambodia gang
@MrFabolous169
@MrFabolous169 3 ай бұрын
Great channel bro, keep the vids coming
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@Winston_Chu
@Winston_Chu 3 ай бұрын
More videos on these chinese gangs and triads including Vietnamese etc
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I may do more videos down the road on those topics, definitely a lot of potential content there. Cheers mate
@Jonnyrockin71
@Jonnyrockin71 2 ай бұрын
I heard a rumour that at the top of all gangs in Vancouver was ‘the board’. Old school WASP’s that are as old as Vancouver, based in a boardroom on Howe St.
@TylerSmith-ld3lt
@TylerSmith-ld3lt 16 күн бұрын
Sounds like cope to displace blame from violent minorities
@kennedyk7678
@kennedyk7678 2 ай бұрын
3:41 is a screenshot from a cool Japanese movie: Crows Explode
@simonlal9064
@simonlal9064 3 ай бұрын
Teo gill and chico telaz started los diablos in 1986.,1st leader was teo.2nd leader became chico.then leader was garmel.the final leader was yawer khan. Most dangerous was Justin moyou.wondering how i know. It all started for me at brittaina high school for me 1987.when i met Justin and we became best friends
@BLUDDYknucklez
@BLUDDYknucklez 2 ай бұрын
You’re Corey’s brother?
@simonlal9064
@simonlal9064 Ай бұрын
​@@AIRBORNEAQUARIUMalso known as chico He was always with me and justin and Carlos. Hells angels brother's Warner and jose's little brother.
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Ай бұрын
@@simonlal9064 who ferdie? I remember him being one of the guys taht always fought.
@simonlal9064
@simonlal9064 Ай бұрын
​@@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM ya Freddie we called him chico in diablos. We all fought. We were out numbered by all other gangs. 7 to 1.good times
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Ай бұрын
@@simonlal9064 Ya I’ve seen him took on 12 Mexicans. Why u call him Chico
@DwightStJohn-t7y
@DwightStJohn-t7y Ай бұрын
My first run up into Vancouver from the USA to visit my uncle (1975) I ended up at the Olympic Hotel on the north shore (North Vancouver). Sketchy setup, very large crowd and venue, a LOT of draft dodgers and my guess is they make their money selling drugs. Left pretty quick.
@johnwilliams-ni8cn
@johnwilliams-ni8cn 3 ай бұрын
business by-law officers and other political officers came to a farm and asked the owner if they could inspect his farm, he thought he must comply to the legal artificial political personnel, so he volunteered to allow them to do their business on his property. for a few years they proceeded to accuse him of things he was doing are wrong, not to their liking and that he should do it the way they wanted, having to buy new things and changing building structures etc... he did everything they wanted. they then ordered him to shut the farm down, he had been running for over 40 yrs, never causing anyone any criminal intent, never causing damage and injury to anyone growing potatoes. so he got very angry at the legal by-law officer, just to act arrogant and totally mean, she said to him; if you had not allowed us on your property we would not have been able to do anything. the whole financial corporate legal civil political system, it's departments and services are businesses, that are only voluntary! is the financial legal corporate system trying to hide that they are a business, that is only voluntary! should any corporation, business, service, have authority to force anything to do business in their "jurisdictional by-law authority" it's codes, rules? mcdonalds,? wendy;s? the corporate health department? the polls department? the lobbying department? licensing department etc... it's president and stock holders? popeye's chicken, it's stock holders? force your children to act as a slave to any corporation, business, service? this is what hitler did, stalin, lenin etc... the birth certificate is a corporate legal business, signed by the corporate registrar general, used as legal jurisdictional authority over any child and it's property, that has one. when any business wants to trick anyone to volunteer to their jurisdictional authority in their business, ask them to put in writing and send it to you. just state you do not want their business service, they may take you to court, before a jury of men and woman, with proof, state why you do not need the business service they offer. creatively remove the understanding(standing under) volunteering, consent into slavery, choose to be creatively free.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - definitely a complicated world out there but we should try to help each other out. Cheers mate
@DwightStJohn-t7y
@DwightStJohn-t7y Ай бұрын
90's? Workmate used to fight Gung Fu in Chinatown in the early eighties, and the Big Circle Boys were mentioned to me THEN. They were very much low profile, like most asian gangs.
@chev8075
@chev8075 3 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your content, keep up the great work you do, even enjoy your cooler brother🤣 I'd love some more content about Red Deer and their haunted places. I really want to know where to avoid😂 Happy Canada day to ya 🍁
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - the only haunted place I can think of in Red Deer is the old Cronquist House, I featured that in my haunted Alberta video last year. I actually plan on doing a video on Red Deer later this summer. I'm glad you like my cool brother, he thinks he's a rock star but he part time manages a Hot Topic and lives in a rusted out Chevy Cavalier. I appreciate the support and I'm looking forward to many more videos this year. Cheers mate!
@emeryjones8050
@emeryjones8050 3 ай бұрын
We need a part 3 !
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I'll be posting that within a couple weeks, I didn't want to do all 3 parts too close together - balance the darker videos out with some lighter ones. Thanks for watching!
@iamlegend8550
@iamlegend8550 3 ай бұрын
Azn gangs in Vancouver are not to be messed with. They been and still around. How many fallen azn gangsters nowadays gets murked? Not a lot.
@abomb6046
@abomb6046 16 күн бұрын
It's always been low-key known that they are the most serious thing going in BC. Crossed paths with a few in the late 90s early 2000s and you can tell by their demeanor that they are a different breed.
@SheeshBros.
@SheeshBros. 3 ай бұрын
Solid video bro. Saw part 1 and this popped up today. Good content. If you ever wanna collab and do like a commentary together about a topic. Hit me up. I got podcast mics
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I'm glad you got some value out of the videos. Interesting topic to me. Sounds good man, I want to start doing collaborations and interviews on my channel for some variation. Cheers brother
@thegreatbearfreedomfighter2931
@thegreatbearfreedomfighter2931 3 ай бұрын
your forgetting Jesus Christ of ladder day saints there also a gang
@CrawfordWray
@CrawfordWray 2 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing...Vancouver was alway`s my great escape from Winnipeg + I was a streetworker on the Joyce - Collingwood project + worked for Robert Kaplan ...times have changed health the UN voluntary unvoluntary organ donation + who profits the most from the enterprise ...I left the project beaten up + wanted The Canadian Army to intervene but the political will of the people wasn`t there despite the seriousness of the situation , one day it will be addressed it`s never too late if your life is in question...it`s a big ugly can of worms that needs opening + disposed of...thank you . :)
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - sounds like you've got some interesting stories from over the years! Vancouver is definitely not a boring city. Cheers mate, all the best
@bvausch1
@bvausch1 3 ай бұрын
thanks for shouting out templeton highschool
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - that place has definitely seen some action!
@officialrealmantv1
@officialrealmantv1 2 ай бұрын
EVS East Van Saints were Tough as Hell in the 90s
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
They definitely made a name for themselves!
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Ай бұрын
Los Diablos bro
@georgen26
@georgen26 3 ай бұрын
Fenta heads in Cordova. "we are the captain now"
@Gallalad1
@Gallalad1 3 ай бұрын
Not massive to the story but I always interesting how Keaton Canadian places are named after Irish towns or counties
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - yeah that seems to be true!
@mgonzalez9935
@mgonzalez9935 2 ай бұрын
Could you do gangs of Montreal too pls? Not much is known about them
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I plan on covering the Montreal gangs in future videos, definitely a lot of content there. Cheers mate
@kent3921
@kent3921 Ай бұрын
He forgot to mention the VPD and RCMP
@DwightStJohn-t7y
@DwightStJohn-t7y Ай бұрын
The "investment" of "kash" in Vancouver housing also has a FLIP side: vast increased tax revenue for municipal and provincial coffers, the knocking down of Van. specials dating back to WW1 that NOW have an 8,000 sq. ft. house (ka ching, again) and while it's ONE of the issues involving Vancouver and area house prices, it's not the ONLY cause. A Port city like Vancouver (which is NOT Tacoma) is attractive and has never been inexpensive. I remember when we used to say Seattle is Vancouver, with no class and no style. Now it has 35 million dollar houses.
@Anthony-qg3qo
@Anthony-qg3qo 3 ай бұрын
I went to both Brit & Tech, I heard some nasty stories, about the nasty brawls between the 2 schools, 1 student had an umbrella shoved up his butt and it was opened up. Still uncertain the truth to that story, but that was the most brutal story I heard about.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - damn that's wild, hope that isn't true. Sucks there's so much unnecessary violence. Cheers mate
@johnison76
@johnison76 2 ай бұрын
Great series. Well done and thanks for posting.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@joshuaspringer3646
@joshuaspringer3646 3 ай бұрын
great vid as always
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@bulldawg7232
@bulldawg7232 3 ай бұрын
Just fyi if you live in Van the Golden Palace is now the Rio
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - good to know, cheers
@abbatheone
@abbatheone 3 ай бұрын
🇬🇧☀️🇨🇦
@DocHolliday_11
@DocHolliday_11 3 ай бұрын
💩💩💩
@Dermisc
@Dermisc 2 ай бұрын
We should hand out search warrants willy nilly on report of suspected organized criminal activities.
@cassidystarchild7907
@cassidystarchild7907 3 ай бұрын
I miss that Bino's
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - that place seems to have a pretty good reputation! Cheers mate
@garythmoxey2719
@garythmoxey2719 3 ай бұрын
Very interesting
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@2469dragonsfire
@2469dragonsfire Ай бұрын
I read Aarons book and found several people that I knew in it.
@abomb6046
@abomb6046 16 күн бұрын
Whats the book called?
@larrylesage9529
@larrylesage9529 3 ай бұрын
Keep it up thanks
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ReesorPark
@ReesorPark 3 ай бұрын
Excellent video!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this one, thanks for watching!
@thereforeayam
@thereforeayam 2 ай бұрын
....even if they didn't, they would, under "the criminal mind"
@trentfrompunchbowl
@trentfrompunchbowl 12 күн бұрын
There should be a television series that has seasons from mid 90s to the 2010s based on gangland BC.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 10 күн бұрын
Yeah that would work! I remember there was that show back in the day called Davinci's Inquest that dealt with crime in Vancouver, pretty decent
@trentfrompunchbowl
@trentfrompunchbowl 10 күн бұрын
@@strangenorth yea pretty mad story how went from bud to coke. And all the stories around it. Would be a great 3 or 4 series tv show. Bit like Underbelly show in Australia
@FamilyCheung-kc1pw
@FamilyCheung-kc1pw 2 ай бұрын
Everywhere is the world has gangster , not very unusual
@augustinep6193
@augustinep6193 Ай бұрын
Good. Thanks.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, cheers
@cotillion
@cotillion 3 ай бұрын
part 1 was good, (pre-watch comment)
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, I actually think I rushed the prep of this video a bit but I hope people get some value out of it. Cheers mate
@peterpham345
@peterpham345 3 ай бұрын
I live in this city, how come I don’t hear anything about those gangs?
@holywood60
@holywood60 2 ай бұрын
Informative, thanks. I know there will always be crime, but allowing groups of criminals to amalgamate and organize is where the authorities should draw the line. Individual criminals commit crimes against individuals of a society, but groups of criminals (gangs) do large crimes against the whole of a society. Through our taxes we fund the authorities to stamp out crime as much as possible, but they are failing in this important task. The results are truely heartbreaking. Drug epidemic resulting in millions of deaths worldwide, 10's of thousands here in Canada. Money laundering and investing in real estate, making homes unaffordable to regular working people. The vast sums of money made from illegal activity funds corruption of our officials, that further enhances the corruption. It is spiralling out of control, and the authorities don't seem to be able to, or are not willing to do anything about it. Eventually, people will get fed up and take matters into their own hands. We would like to elect officials who will implement laws and fund the authorities to go after these criminal organizations, but without results, patients runs thin. Do we need to bring in the Army? What will it take to stop this runanway train crime wave?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, definitely a complicated topic! Cheers mate
@nephilim1337
@nephilim1337 2 ай бұрын
Part 1. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYSYiH2DbZ6pqassi=8IC7z0B2AeYmUW4d
@Mack_Dingo
@Mack_Dingo 2 ай бұрын
Paper Fan: The Hunt for Triad Gangster Steven Wong Is a good read about Vancouver Asian gangs, Steve Wong founded the Gum-Wah's. Wonder if Strange North read it?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I haven't read that, I appreciate the recommendation. Cheers
@vincentxrizzuto
@vincentxrizzuto 3 ай бұрын
How about Rizzuto?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I understood they were based in Montreal and didn't know too much about their involvement in Vancouver.
@1q3er5
@1q3er5 2 ай бұрын
great work i'm from van - i had little knowledge of the gangs before the johal era - really eye opening! anyone heard of the phillies??? this is early 90's
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for watching - I haven't heard of them but I'm doing a part 3 video down the road because there's just so much gang content in Vancouver
@RM-gn2nj
@RM-gn2nj 2 ай бұрын
Hong Kouver
@markreimer4706
@markreimer4706 2 ай бұрын
Star Wars LMAO 😂
@DenisePotts
@DenisePotts 3 ай бұрын
Federal gangs😂😂😂😂😂😂
@kaliyuga9406
@kaliyuga9406 2 ай бұрын
Hello, great video. I wonder if in your research you have come across any evidence of Ndrangetta activity in the Italian neighbourhoods originally situated along Commercial Dr and around the Hastings strip from Nanaimo to Slocan. Of course the demographics are changing but as an important Western port city I would imagine they would be here. Any thoughts?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I'm not too sure about that but I'm going to be covering more content in the part 3 video down the road. Cheers
@kaliyuga9406
@kaliyuga9406 2 ай бұрын
Thanks. I have had trouble finding any information on Italian OC in Vancouver. As a port city and the importation of drugs I know they have been here for some time. From what I have seen, the Calabrians are most entrenched here. Vancouver may have been a city like Montreal where the Sicilian and Calabrian factions worked together. Any insight or research I appreciate.
@shauryachauhan2499
@shauryachauhan2499 2 ай бұрын
I thought brothers keepers were big too in BC
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - yes they have been active in Vancouver as well, I'm going to cover them in the part 3 video down the road. Cheers mate
@PREPFORIT
@PREPFORIT 3 ай бұрын
Gangs are just cowards with guns.
@Hotsauce-cj7kj
@Hotsauce-cj7kj 3 ай бұрын
“Nay ho ling aaah” means “you look pretty” in Cantonese. …awesome video by the way.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I tried learning some Mandarin phrases awhile ago but it was tough, it's like they use vowels that we don't even have in English. Cheers mate
@Hotsauce-cj7kj
@Hotsauce-cj7kj 3 ай бұрын
@@strangenorth haha, I actually learned that phrase from Wayne’s World part 1 LOL.
@earvonhisser7098
@earvonhisser7098 2 ай бұрын
The Big Circle (Boys) are the ones in Vancouver. These old cats dont mess around, their the real thing. they lord over the disrespectful Viets. Even the red and white respect them I used to deal with one. in the 80s idiots from the Lotus and Red Eagles gangs, we beat the crap outta them in juvi lmao. The Clark Parkers have been around and far more significant compared to the Kiddy Gangs. The Moody bros are still kicking it. Im 51, i had spent over 5 years in prison before the age of 21. East✝Van.
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Ай бұрын
Los Diablos bro
@earvonhisser7098
@earvonhisser7098 Ай бұрын
@@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM u spent time in Willingdon? Mr Vanderswan and me wrote " Los Diablos take it dry" on the gyms north wall in huge lettering lol. It started a witch-hunt they never did figure anything out other then the guard was involved. We would play the LDs, and the two Asian "gangs" Lotus and RedEagles against each other. I've always wondered what became of these kids
@earvonhisser7098
@earvonhisser7098 Ай бұрын
@@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Don't recall their names but a big chubby guy comes mind. An older cat, he used the weight room and the heavies didn't mess with him. A few where the real thing from LA and I'd guess model themselfs after Mexican Mafia. In 86-87 they weren't around, after 90 they just disappeared. You may remember Mike Totten, that's me.
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM
@AIRBORNEAQUARIUM Ай бұрын
@@earvonhisser7098 do you remember the woodland shooting
@yanyant-q1l
@yanyant-q1l 2 ай бұрын
this must be very old old news. i dont see any gang guys in vancouver and i live in vancouver and im always in downtown or richmond.
@abomb6046
@abomb6046 16 күн бұрын
If you're a square you would probably never run into them.
@yanyant-q1l
@yanyant-q1l 16 күн бұрын
@@abomb6046 what if im a oval? (:
@abomb6046
@abomb6046 15 күн бұрын
@@yanyant-q1l you'd almost be a round
@dragon26ist
@dragon26ist 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joshuapernell5567
@joshuapernell5567 3 ай бұрын
The city of Geek Losers😵‍💫
@stretchstretch9112
@stretchstretch9112 3 ай бұрын
Imagration at its finest. Hey vernon 25000 muslims oming your way to occupy the new government built mosque
@SusieAdolph
@SusieAdolph 2 ай бұрын
Yikes. Oh. Know. Out. Of tornero.
@jeffersonprice3800
@jeffersonprice3800 3 ай бұрын
Diversity is our strength i guess
@tonybellick7841
@tonybellick7841 3 ай бұрын
yeah got all flavours here hahaha
@Themosaicsound
@Themosaicsound 3 ай бұрын
LOL hezbollah aint in Canada bruh
@MrTrda
@MrTrda 3 ай бұрын
Hell yeah they are. What are ya new?
@Aria-wl2ve
@Aria-wl2ve 2 ай бұрын
Yes they are.
@Themosaicsound
@Themosaicsound 2 ай бұрын
@@Aria-wl2ve LOL no they are not
@Themosaicsound
@Themosaicsound 2 ай бұрын
@@Aria-wl2ve do you know what Hezbollah is?
@kurtzcol
@kurtzcol 3 ай бұрын
immigrants as usual
@sunflowers8508
@sunflowers8508 3 ай бұрын
Try something new, that line gets old
@alyssamartin1188
@alyssamartin1188 3 ай бұрын
Everyone is an immigrant unless you are talking about Indigenous peoples. And you’d be mad then too 🤣
@07foxmulder
@07foxmulder 3 ай бұрын
@@alyssamartin1188If you’re born here, you’re not an immigrant :) By your logic, natives are immigrants, too.
@alyssamartin1188
@alyssamartin1188 3 ай бұрын
@@07foxmulder I mean you could stick up for pathetic racism in the comments… or you could scroll on by… but you do you boo
@07foxmulder
@07foxmulder 3 ай бұрын
@@alyssamartin1188 Just calling out your flawed logic. Sorry that makes you squirm.
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