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EXAMPLE OF
HIDDEN GRAFFITI MEANINGS:
Start upper left
hand corner
- Crips - gang
to which he belongs
- A*A - for
a.k.a. - "also known as"
- Shorty - his
street name; young gang kids are often called 'shorties'
- At the end
of SHORTY, the Y is altered to a C - for Crips
- hat C is the
first of three letters -the second is a gang sign (forks up) that
here stand for a U; the third letter in that series is a Z - they
spell CUZ - and CUZ is repeated near the middle of the folder, under
JOSE
- JOSE is his
given name.
- Cuz or Cuzz
is an affectionate term used among Crips; from a nickname given to
an early gang member who evidently was crippled and used a cane.
- The two forks
that stand for the U in both the small and large CUZ are gang signs,
and stand for 'Forks Up'
- In the upper
right part of the cover is the word Folks - A nationwide gang with
which Crips often affiliate
- The three
round balls above the Fork are often used by Hispanic gangs to represent
'trece'; or 13; 13 is often used by 'Sur' (Sureno) and affiliated
gangs out of California
- In JOSE, the
letter O has been X-ed out as a deliberate Crip and Folk 'dissing'
insult to Bloods
- ATX stands
for Austin, Texas
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Dr.
Russell offers FREE graffiti identification (time permitting) to educators,
law enforcement officials, and parents needing to know the hidden meaning
of observed gang graffiti.
To
obtain this free analysis, you will need to provide information on the
gang graffiti:
- Your name
and occupation
- Location
of the graffiti (city/state)
- Date observed
- What are
your concerns regarding the graffiti
Please
contact Dr. Russell in one of the following ways:
- E-mail:
- (Be
sure to provide your return e-mail address and attach the
photo file of the gang graffiti)
- Telephone:
- You
may contact Dr. Russell at (512) 255-4305. You should be prepared
to mail a printed copy of the gang graffiti if you do not have
electronic capability.
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