Guns and money: a gangster’s life
Radio-Canada talked with a few young men who know the gang scene, who explain how teenagers can afford guns and why they’re buying so many. Good piece.
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Jeff 12:45 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
I’m still a bit confused about how exactly teenagers can afford guns that cost upwards of $3k if they’re in business for themselves. Like, are these kids able to buy drugs wholesale off the internet or something?
david7117 15:55 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
The article doesn’t underline it, but fraud is by far the most common way this scum acquires their money.
DeWolf 19:01 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
The article mentions it at length, actually!
// En moyenne, se procurer une arme de poing coûte de 3000 $ à 5000 $, selon nos sources. Si la somme peut sembler importante pour le commun des mortels, dans la rue, les occasions de faire de l’argent se multiplient et se démocratisent.
« Avec la fraude, c’est facile de faire ça en une journée, m’explique un homme qui n’est plus criminellement actif aujourd’hui, mais qui n’a pas tourné le dos au milieu. Il y a 20 ans, il fallait avoir des contacts, notamment chez les motards, pour faire de l’argent. Aujourd’hui, n’importe quel “ti-coune” avec un laptop peut s’enrichir. »
La fraude par carte bancaire est devenue une vache à lait pour bon nombre de jeunes criminalisés. Tous les intervenants rencontrés dans le cadre de ce reportage s’entendent pour dire que le contexte de la pandémie a été payant pour les membres de gangs de rue, qui en ont profité pour s’armer. //
david228 20:22 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Oof, didn’t read that much.
MarcG 21:16 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Is it suggesting that more people using bank and credit cards to buy things has made it easier to commit fraud by them? My father asked at the last city election why they can’t do it electronically when other things like banking are done via the internet without problems. The fact is, after looking it up myself, that there are tons of fraud problems with digital banking, but the banks are flush enough to accept the losses for the benefit of their consumers – a risk which doesn’t transfer well to elections.
denpanosekai 23:31 on 2021-12-08 Permalink
Yes I was randomly targeted by some douchebags from St-Michel, who stole my identity (thanks Desjardins leaks) and bought a bunch of phones from Telus, presumably to resell them half price. Luckily I didn’t actually lose any money, but I had to change SIN and went through hell overall. I probably financed a couple of these guns too…