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Modern WisdomMS-13: America's Most Notorious Gang - Steven Dudley | Modern Wisdom Podcast 316
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- May 3, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 8m
- Channel
- Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Steven Dudley is the Director of InSight Crime, a crime & public security reporter and an author. MS-13 are one of the best known gangs in the world. President Trump declared war on them and called them a national security threat. Today we get to hear exactly how the gang works from the most informed MS-13 expert on the planet. Expect to learn how MS-13 have become so dangerous without any single leader, how the gang initiates new members, the terrifyingly difficult prospect of trying to leave the organisation, how the gang are both victimisers and victims, the danger of them entering into politics and much more... Sponsors: Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at http://bit.ly/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy MS-13: https://amzn.to/3xxOktc Follow Steven on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stevensdudley Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #gangs #truecrime #cartel - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com
SPEAKERS
Steven Dudley
guestChris Williamson
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Steven Dudley and Chris Williamson, MS-13: America's Most Notorious Gang - Steven Dudley | Modern Wisdom Podcast 316 explores Inside MS-13: Social Family, Brutal Violence, And Failed Crackdowns Journalist Steven Dudley explains MS-13 as a loosely organized, transnational street gang born from Salvadoran refugees in 1980s Los Angeles, driven more by social cohesion than by sophisticated criminal profit. He argues that despite their fearsome reputation and gruesome violence, MS-13 are relatively poor, disorganized criminals whose primary function is as a surrogate family and local community. The conversation explores their structure, prison dynamics, recruitment, initiation, attempts to leave, and alleged political pacts in El Salvador, alongside the failures of US-exported ‘tough on crime’ policies. Dudley ends by outlining what more realistic, long-term responses might look like and warning that parts of MS-13 are now slowly “leveling up” into more sophisticated, politically savvy criminal enterprises.
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