Walk with me talk with me by phlux of Suicide Hackers ..intro... Do you know what a throw up is? Tossing up? Hows about "flashing the sign?" Street gangs use hand signals to communicate with their own set, or faction. It may also be known as a walk. I only bang keyboards, but I know enough about "stacking" to present to you this article on a method of secure communication.(note: some of the more specific gang related knowledge may be inaccurate, or out of date) What follows is a fair bit of actual gang knowledge.(you should know what you are dealing with before just making your own sign language, which is what this file is about). Some gangs have actual books of knowledge, filled with the creed and shit like this, which are studied and may be read from during meetings. Gangs can have complete conversations without saying a word, using advanced body and hand signals. Such signs are often used for privacy purposes. ..caution!... First of all, a word of caution. This applies especially if you live in cities such as chi town(Chicago), NYC, LA, etc. Be careful what you do with your hands, especially around people who look like gang types. You may inadvertantly catch a potential gang members attention, or worse --flash a rival gang sign. This could be bad. It could just result in a "G check", where the gang member or members approach you and ask you to "rep yo set", which means they are inquiring as to what gang you represent, what your name is, your rank, and your OG. Gang signs ARE used to identify to rivals(as well as their own members). This is known as claiming, or representing. ..h/p... However, a gang stack may appeal to a group of phreakers who regularly go out in the field to do such things as trashing. Having your own stack has advantages for a CTF(Capture the Flag) / wargaming crew. If the development of the stack is made securely, you would be able to communicate at a reasonable distance, and without worrying about about someone on the network sniffing your comms. Your own stack will have other uses too. One of these uses may be, say if you and a buddy find yourselves in a jail cell. You may be monitored, and you should know that you should never talk about anything that can incriminate you with someone who you think is a fellow inmate. He/She may be 5-0 planted there specifically to narc. One idea I had is to stack with a data glove. ..know what to avoid... There are certain handsigns you should avoid just to be safe, no matter where you live. The first two are the CK and BK hand signs, or, Crip Killer and Blood killer. Look them up on the internet and make yourself familiar with them. This should be easy, the CK hand sign kinda looks like the letters C and K as does the BK hand sign which is much the same. Also, never say crab, slob, or in Canada "goof". Crab is derogatory for crip used by rivals, because they have been known to war with other crip sets. Slob may be just a variation of crab for the same reason. Slob is derogatory for a blood. Goof is very very bad Canadian prison slang. It can mean anything from pedo, homo, or anything really dispicable/bad. Never say goof if you are in Canada, just to be safe if you happen to be around someone who has done time. Saying one of these words can have severe consequences. Avoid throwing up the horns \m/ This hand sign is also a common handsign used amongst the Latin Kings, also meaning I Love You in ASL(American SIgn Language). It is also used by satanists and heavy metal enthusiasts. To the Latin Kings, I believe it is supposed to represent a 3 pointed crown. It may also be a blood killer handsign. To see a very good Latin King stack, search youtube for: Latin Kings yonkers stackin crowns Or see the links after the outro. That guy can stack. (probably my most favorite ever, the way he does it shows alot of respect, given the nature, all the crowns with different points, and how it relates to "Kings") Not to mention the speed at which he does it near the end. Note the star he makes at the beginning with both hands. 5 and 6 pointed stars should be avoided, especially in Chicago. The 5 pointed star is a symbol of the peoples alliance, which I believe runs strongest in Chicago, where it was started in the illinois penal system. The 6 pointed star, or star of David is a symbol of the folks alliance, as is the pitch fork. The pitchfork may represent the struggles to overcome oppression, to Gangster Disciples, or other folks who use it. The stars may be gang knowledge applicable only to Chicago. Each point of the star has a different meaning, or "value". To Latin Kings the five point star represents a colony of five islands in the Caribbean which are: >Puerto Rico >Cuba >Dominican Republic >Haiti >Jamaica Search for the Gangster Disciples handsign, that is the pitch fork. Pointing that hand sign downwards should especially be avoided, as this shows disrespect, or worse. (I believe there is a scene on Dangerous Minds where Michelle Pfeiffer flashes some gang members their own sign, and then turns it upside down. The gang members react) SO backwards or upside letters and symbols show disrespect, and may be used to initialize a threat. In gang graffiti, a rival gangs name may be spelled out backwards to show disrespect, and diss the gang mentioned. Letters representing a rival gang, for instance b for bloods or c for crip, may be be crossed out for the same reason. It may be replaced with with the letter of the graffers gang, so crip may turn into Brip. Crips/Bloods may even refuse to pronounce/write the letters C, B, or P (they may just "mark out" the opposing letters in writing. Also P for Bloods, as the Bloods were founded on Piru street. Piru may refer to a Blood, or, more specifically it may refer to a set such as Piru x Bloods, or a member of such a set.) Crossing out a handsign such as the C for crip, with the other hand by making it a slash, like a cent sign, is one way of showing disrespect. Another way is to make a handsign and break it over the knee, raising the knee slightly. On a related interesting note, look at the word Piru .. read it backwards, but turn the U sideways making it a C. blood upside down is PLOOP. If you ever see graffiti with a down arrow, chances are its a gang indicating you are on their turf. However, some elaborate graffiti art makes use of arrows. You may have seen the blood hand sign somewhere. The fingers of both hands actually SPELLS b-l-o-o-d.(there is a crip hand sign which has a spelling of the letters too, using both hands) Gang members may "false flag" a handsign to a rival gang member. Say a crip sees someone he thinks is a blood. He may just throw up GD, to see if the potential blood in question is indeed a blood, by waiting for him to throw up his own sign. After this he may throw up his real handsign, maybe a C for a crip. Gang colors are not an indicator of a particular gang. Bloods may be seen wearing blue jeans, or non red flags/bandanas. Gang members may disguise in non gang or rival gang colors. Some sets just fly other colors, as in the case of Lime Street Pirus(who are Bloods). Guess what their color is. Not all gangs of the same name use the same handsign. Bloods and Crips have no centralized leadership, so every set, faction, or trey(tray) is different. Some sets are not satellite sets, and may be known as a clone set. This is a gang who uses a name, but they have no ties, to say, back to LA, or Chicago. Of another interesting note, Bloods/Crips dont last in Chi town and get run out, or worse. Gangs often use a characters position in the alphabit to respresent that character. For example, 1 4 18 means A D R which ultimately stands for Amor De Rey, which is a Latin King saying.(I believe it means "King Love"). If you ever see 187 somewhere, like on a wall, it means murder. It is a numeric code in use by the po's. Section 187 of the California Penal Code is for the crime of murder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-8-7 ..walk the walk... You may be thinking, with all the gangs out there, what can you safely stack? Nothing if you are around strangers. But in the dead of night, or the shelter of a hacker convention, you can stack pretty safely. You don't have to avoid every sign in use by other gangs, that would leave none for you to communicate with! Avoid the ones mentioned and avoid flashing in public unless you have too. When making your stack, the most secure way is to do it on paper, hell even use spy paper that is destroyed when it comes into contact with water. Get a sign language dictionary if you cant think of new ways to contort your fingers and come up with motions. Just don't copy from the dictionary. Copy the pages with your hand signs and mail them out securely to friends. If you have to send them digitaly, use strong encryption. Familiarize yourself with other gangs signs, Bloods, MS13, etc.. again, check out the links at the end of this article. Check out their graffiti, for symbols they may use. The bigger your stack dictates how useful it will be for communicating. Keep in mind you have to memorize all of this. Try using mnemonics. (becareful not to comprimise the security though!) Think of symbols or letters you can make with your hands. Dont forget the motions. You can even have a behind-the-back-stack. One handsign that should come to mind, especially if you are a phreak, is the sign for phone, which I believe also means "hang loose". Thumb and pinky extended, middle 3 fingers closed(clenched into a partial fist). You may be lucky like me and be able to spell out your area code with your fingers. For me it is as follows: four fingers on the right hand extended, thumb folded. Four. On the left hand the thumb tip touches the pointer tip. Zero. Remaining fingers on left hand extended. Three. 403 You can point hands downwards, and then cross your arms and reverse the digits to have the 403 sign at your shoulders. Think gangsta like this if you want lol. You may want to change up your stack at certain times. Some signs may not need changing if they do not comprimise security. Here is some Tactical Hand Signals from handsig.txt where i compiled these in 2/21/2003: I got these from the manual for Daryl F Gates' Police Quest SWAT simulator game. (waste of money) You might find these useful for field phreaking or 'urban exploration'. -Clenched Fist = HOLD -Flat Hand(horizontal) = TAKE COVER -Fist with arm at right angle = HURRY -Flat hand with all fingers spread = SUSPECT -Snapping fingers(motion) = ATTENTION -Index finger pointing = LOOK -Thumb up = CLEAR -Flat hand, vertical = STOP -Flat hand, horizontal at neck(motion) = KILL -Index finger against lips = STFU ..outro... Is it really necessary to stack? No, but it can be fun, and it may bring you and your hacker buddies closer together. I was wondering if i could take a linguistical approach to the signs, but all you really need to do is: Pick up a Pocket Dictionary on Signing, use it as a reference. And watch stackin videos on youtube, for inspiration. Try and get creative and make your own signs. Here is some i thought of: W x ASCII art for the female form, signs can be flashed in succession. I stole Y this from a beavis and butthead comic. Beavis: "Drawing naked chicks is as easy as W x Y!" x_X or o_0 mean mugging, or confusion. with x's may also symbolize death. o 0 hand sign is made by touching thumb and pointer together, and bending and folding the middle finger to touch the joint on the pointer. ... /___\ Two utility knife razor blades touching eachother at the sharp bladed end. \.../ This symbol and handsign is used to represent being on the "cutting edge". To make the hand sign, make the universal handsign for a phone handset on both hands. Touch the pinkys and thumbs together. This makes a diamond- like shape, and the knuckles are the notches in the razor blades. C(_) Coffee mug, may resemble GD hand sign. Read how to do the o_0 sign and just open the thumb and pointer to make the cup. <3 The heart, has gang connotations, but can be used safely. I saw this in O magazine(don't ask) Hold your fingers one one hand together, no gaps between them, thumb remains free. This could be a cane(vice lords use canes). Do this with both hands and bring them together to make a heart, finger tips and thumb tips touching. Now figure out how to make a heart with your hands and a diamond at the same time, for another heart hand sign. Another fun idea is to have a call, a noise you make, as if you were an animal or something. Bloods roll their tongues and say BLLLAAATTT or BRRRAATTT to mimic an automatic gun like an UZI. Crips have a similar call too. These calls are used to intimidate. "RRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG" ..links... LATIN KINGS (YONKERS N.Y. KING CHUCHO): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B4MDVIsLN0 Best stack evar. Hand Signs: http://www.chicagogangs.org/index.php?pr=HAND_MAIN&nosessionkill=1 imperial gangster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4jJAK767E (for fun.. i like their colors(pink and black) plus it has a taste of some WICKED music from 90s tapes) World's fastest "Blood" handsign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiDaXAA5hyk (that laugh is hilarious) http://jeroenarendsen.nl/2007/01/ms13-and-other-gangs-gestures/ MS13 stack Chi Town Gangstaz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S2nBKQayVM Another just for fun video. MY NIGGA LIL B 5TACKIN BBBBBLLLLLAAAAATTTTT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZOzIQkMwKc A great stacking video, this time a Blood. See if you can catch him throwing the pitchfork. ..contact... phlux@deadfed.com www.suicidehackers.com coming soon...