Folks, take a look at the "mentors" of these young thugs:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/ramp...ison-riot.html
The riots continued for 30 minutes despite tear gas and live ammo with 16 prisoners shot. These thugs have serious recriminations if they don't fight, in fact, cowardice in the face of confrontation will likely get that person beat up or worse by their own gang.
Here, take a look at a real gang riot. It took three hours to clean up the streets. Feel good about your one man crusade on a crowed subway? Not me. A mob is a frightening force indeed.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/ramp...as-mayhem.html