Similar to any punishment, the time
of both Preme and his lieutenant Prince ended and the both went back to doing
what they know best. Disappointingly for both men the police also knew how to
do their jobs right and landed both men back in jail as well as most of the
crew members after a Supreme Team house raid. Tired of the misfortune the crew
was having, Preme's once trusted friend fired everyone in the crew and took all
the profits. Enraged but powerless, Prince made the decision of continuing his
job, within bars. Clearly indicated by the title of Brown's new chapter, the
game had clearly changed and disappointingly taken a turn for the worst. Petty
teens and admirers of Fat Cat, Preme and Prince where emerging and unlike the
original gangsters ( OGs ) they wanted to mark their territory with killings. Causing
trouble in the streets law enforcements where obligated to protect their street
allies. This though wasn't enough as an innocent witness of a shooting "
Green " was killed after testifying. Soon any whiteness was to be
threatened with death if they where to testify. Even law enforcement was drawn
into this outrageous crime spree and officers where killed as well. Bad enough
that part one is over, Brown leaves us with the simple fact that the "
want to be " OGs are facing a bigger gang called the NYPD.
Quote: " They used to watch
Scarface and The Godfather and they wanted to be that. But the biggest gang in
New York is the NYPD so if you hurt one of them you're asking for trouble.
That's what the streets got after the killing of Edward Byrne: trouble " (
Brown 56)
Reaction: This quote is included in
Brown's book as stated by a former Corley Family member. This quote is powerful
and long as he is stating that the fight for power lays beyond the street. It
is more often showed in movie than in real life but there is a belief that the
police although thought to be more mature has a power struggle as well as gangs
to the point where they want to be feared by criminals.
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