I wasn't comparing any of these groups to LCN. I'm just stating that the definition of mob still fits. Trust me when i say your off on some of your information on Chicago. I'm practically the scribe on street organizations on the BB, not to brag just some posters (old & new) hardly spend anytime of in-depth research on their history.

The VLs are structured as mentioned as evident by the most recent indictments last year or 013 (check my past posts). The branch that was hit was the IIVL or Imperial Insanes for of course their traditional business and along with their Chief and Elites. The VL hierarchy is similar for every branch with a Chief at top down to Soldiers. Been like this since the late 70s, before it was a common club structure such as Presidents, VPs, Treasurers, etc. Like I said they have been the most organized black mob the longest. It's hard to say just a few but an unknown amount. The same can be said for LCN families not the entire membership is involved in white collar as well.

BGD is outdated since 83, period. The only legit BGDs are old school inactive guys in their late 40s at least. It's GD, throughout Chicago and everywhere else. I know this due to personal ties. But your right on the Insane decks. Those are renegades that don't follow the rules until they are locked up The cliques of different mobs been going on for a decade or so, it's for the money. So GDs will team up with any other mobs as well. I said depending on the specific decks that have sizable membership are organized. Look at the case with the Old Man, his deck was moving thousands of kilos of weed & coke before his indictment back around 07 then the case last year of the K-town deck. Not majority but decent amount of decks are fighting each other which is mostly on the south side and a few spots on north side. The rest isn't so much the case, example will be K-town again. By the way I said GDN as in nationwide chapters are organized with the same corporate structure too.

I mentioned the Cobras due to their current position turf wise, their surrounded by many rivals to some degree and yet haven't budge. People Nation and Folks Nation are Prison alliances not organizations. They have sit downs and peace treaties as well it's just depends on location. We speaking of 70 different groups with the top 11 having thousands of members compared to 5 groups with each a hundreds of members. The same case your implying with them bickering can be compared to Camorra. Many different groups where some see eye to eye and others and you always have problems.

By the way you haven't said anything about the Black Souls