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[personal profile] lnhammer 2015-10-23 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The yakuza continue to make gestures toward their claim to be community protection organizations -- that's supposedly the whole point of the protection racket parts of their business.

(After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, in many neighborhoods, the local yakuza groups got relief efforts going before the government could.)

---L.
viridian5: (Death Guinea Pig)

[personal profile] viridian5 2015-10-24 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, many Queens locals still reminisce about the amazing block parties mob boss John Gotti used to throw.

[identity profile] rachelmanija.livejournal.com 2015-10-23 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
“And why did they use such a formal font for the sign? It’s so professional.”

Ha ha ha ha.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2015-10-23 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Would the commenter rather they use Comic Sans? XD