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The Real Warriors

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:13 pm
by MrStillwell
Anyone else notice this? Was it reported anywhere else?

Forty years ago, The Reapers were known as a blessing and a curse - similar to the street gangs that populated the fictional world of the popular film The Warriors.

LIFE photographer John Shearer embedded himself within the South Bronx gang and photographed their daily life, providing an unprecedented window to their world of poverty, brotherhood and lawlessness.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z25bInccpi

Re: The Real Warriors

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:16 pm
by MrStillwell

Re: The Real Warriors

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:22 pm
by Suburban Warlord
Pretty cool. I can't help but notice how the last pic in the
first link looks like a smaller version of the conclave scene.

Re: The Real Warriors

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:51 pm
by 4nik8
Interesting find, but to be fair, The Reapers were just one of a hundred gangs roaming the city in the 70s

Re: The Real Warriors

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:03 am
by Godfather
Great find. Those pictures are fantastic. They seem to really capture the moments.