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*[[Seattle Mariners]] ([[1999 in baseball|1999]], [[2001 in baseball|2001]]–[[2005 in baseball|2005]])

*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]])

*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]])

*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ([[2007 in baseball|2007]]-present)|

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'''Ryan Ray Franklin''' (born [[March 5]], [[1973]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] player. Franklin is a right-handed [[pitcher]] for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].

:''For other uses of the word, see [[Gang (disambiguation)]].''

On [[August 2]], [[2005 in sports|2005]], Franklin became the eighth Major League player, and second [[Seattle Mariners|Mariner]], to test positive for [[steroid]] use. He received a ten day suspension.

''Gang'' is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, in current usage, refers to those who engage in criminal activities. Some commentators use "gang" to refer to small, informal, and disorganized "street gangs", while "[[syndicate]]" or "[[organized crime]]" are used to refer to larger, more powerful organizations, such as the [[Italian-American]] [[Mafia]], which may control entire legitimate businesses as "[[front organization|fronts]]" for their illegal operations, bringing in millions of dollars per year.

Franklin was a member of the gold medal winning US baseball team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]], where he had a 3-0 pitching record in 4 appearances.

The word "gang" generally appears in a pejorative context, though within "the gang" itself members may adopt the phrase in proud [[Identity (social science)|identity]] or defiance.

Born in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]], Franklin grew up in [[Spiro, Oklahoma]].

==Gang activities==

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Most gangs have many sources of illegitimate income. These can include "protection", often a thin cover for [[extortion]], as the "protection" is usually from the gang itself, or in other [[crime|criminal]] activity. Since roughly the [[1970s]], street gangs have been strongly connected with [[psychoactive drug|drug]] sales (especially [[crack cocaine]]). Some commit [[burglary|burglaries]], [[theft|car theft]], and [[robbery|armed robbery]]. Most members retain their gang affiliations when sent to prison (see [[prison gang]]). Many gangs use [[front organization|fronts]] to demonstrate influence and gain revenue in a particular area. These clandestine bases may include [[restaurants]], [[bar (establishment)|bars]], [[casinos]], race tracks, [[strip clubs]], or other business.

==Career Stats==

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Yr Ag Tm Lg G GS W L S ERA CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K AVG IBB H BS

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1999 26 SEA AL 6 0 0 0 0 4.76 0 0 11.1 10 6 6 2 8 6 .238 1 0 0

2001 28 SEA AL 38 0 5 1 0 3.56 0 0 78.1 76 32 31 13 24 60 .250 4 5 1

2002 29 SEA AL 41 12 7 5 0 4.02 0 0 118.2 117 62 53 14 22 65 .255 1 3 1

2003 30 SEA AL 32 32 11 13 0 3.57 2 1 212.0 199 93 84 34 61 99 .251 3 0 0

2004 31 SEA AL 32 32 4 16 0 4.90 2 1 200.1 224 116 109 33 61 104 .285 1 0 0

2005 32 SEA AL 32 30 8 15 0 5.10 2 1 190.2 212 110 108 28 62 93 .280 4 0 0

2006 33 PHI NL 46 0 1 5 0 4.58 0 0 53.0 59 28 27 10 17 25 .280 4 8 1

2006 33 CIN NL 20 0 5 2 0 4.44 0 0 24.1 27 14 12 3 16 18 .297 6 0 2

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TOTALS 247 106 41 57 0 4.35 6 3 888.2 924 461 430 137 271 470 .268 24 17 5

7 Seasons

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Stats as of 2006

Gangs often spread by a parent or family moving out of the gang neighborhood, and the children taking the gang culture and lore with them to a new area and recruiting new members for their old gang. This concept has been referred to as ''satellite'' gangs. Some very well known gangs are the California-based [[Crips]], and [[Bloods]], or the [[Sureños]] and [[Norteños]]. Other large gangs include the [[Nigga Knights]] in Brooklyn who have affiliations with the [[Bloods]], [[White supremacist|white power]] gang [[Nazi Low Riders]], or NLR, the [[Latin Kings]], the [[Gangster Disciples]] & the [[Latin Eagles]] of [[Chicago]], the [[Vice Lords]], the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]-based [[18th Street gang]], and the [[Jamaican Posses]]. In the 1980s, other gangs, such as the [[Central America]]n gang named [[Mara Salvatrucha]] (MS-13), the Miami based [[International Posse]] or In/p and the Cambodian gangs [[Tiny Raskal Gang]] (TRG) which is the largest, most dangerous Asian Gang in the nation,{{citation needed}} and have appeared on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]''.

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[[Outlaw motorcycle club]]s—or "criminal biker gangs" (as prosecutors call them)—are, above all, groups who ride their motorcycles together; however, they may also be involved in criminal enterprises. The largest is [[Hells Angels]] with 227 chapters in the United States and 29 foreign countries and 2,500 members; another of the largest is the [[Bandidos]] with "possibly 600" members.<ref>Rick Anderson, [http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0628/bikers.php Bad Boys], ''Seattle Weekly'', July 12, 2006. Accessed online 17 July 2006.</ref>

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Frequently, the members of a street gang are only in their teens, a result of early exposure to drugs and violence, and the short life expectancy associated with a "gang-banging" lifestyle. Entry into a gang often entails being "jumped in", where other members beat up the recruit in order to test his dedication. Sometimes the recruit may be given a crime to commit (robbery, rape, or murder) as another route of entry. In other situations, new gang recruits are canonized, meaning he or she has to fight with a current member, joining by: one, proving his/herself by being beaten up; or two, beating up their opponents. Often, the decision to join a gang is purely practical, where the danger of being unaffiliated, and thus unprotected, seemingly outweighs the risks of gang banging. Unfortunately, this perpetuates a vicious cycle, only contributing to the violence and corruption of a neighborhood. Other temptations such as obtaining money, drugs, power, and pride for the neighborhood are certainly also another sociological reason for such an affiliation. A [[sociobiological]] explanation is that gangs allow low-status males to show off their bravery, strength and ruthlessness, and allow them to gain status in that way. Becoming a gang-member may provide the best job prospects, pay-wise, for a member of a low-income, low-qualifications area, and if the gang is large, or involved in the drugs trade and hence has a chain of connections to some very wealthy individuals, may open up the prospect (however faint) of joining the superrich, with an income comparable to executives of the top organizations. Although the gang's very existence harms some aspects of the community, members take great pride in "defending" their turf (street slang for home territory). In some cases (especially for Latinos who live in an area dominated by a Hispanic gang) citizens appreciate the presence of the gang and tolerate the drug trade they know is occurring in their community. This is a trade-off for the decreased shooting and violence in general in the community.

Once in the gang, the recruit is now a member of the street family, and any offense towards him or any of his brethren will be retaliated against strongly by the gang. They are often given nicknames, partially to prevent their identity from being revealed. Younger members may start out performing minor crimes, working their way up within the organization, building their reputation through criminal acts. Common gang activities include dealing drugs, extortion, robbery, and war with rival gangs. Because of these "do or die" situations, the gang can create an internal [[value system]] strongly at odds with the values and mores of the wider community, represented by the forces of [[Law and Order]]. But the gang can gain legitimacy in their community, keeping non-gang criminals off their turf, creating a more peaceful environmeny by acting as [[Leviathan]] in their neighbourhoods, and otherwise acting as a form of government in an area where the legitimate government is unable or unwilling to enter. The [[Yakuza]] is one very strong example of this phenomenom; they act as police in their neighbourhoods, and on one occasion mobilised emergency relief after an earthquake before the government.

Murder is not taboo, and is often, in fact, lauded by fellow gang members, adding to the reputation. Usually the member is affiliated for life, with two unfavorable options for exiting the gang: one, he may be killed; two, he may desert the gang, essentially forfeiting his life if any of the gang should see him again.

Gangs are from all across the United States, and - increasingly - around the world. Gangs have existed in the US since at the latest the early 19th century. The top 5 cities containing gangs are Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Houston and Atlanta - each with different dominating gang cultures.

===Gang violence===

Gang violence refers to mostly the illegal and non-political acts of [[violence]] perpetrated by gangs.

===Gang warfare===

''Gang warfare'' is the conflict between opposing gangs.

Gang warfare is commonly held over turf boundary disputes, the takeover of an area in order to bring in [[narcotics]] to push on the streets, personal rivalries, or simply the fact that the opposing group is different in some way.

==Notes==

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==External links==

*[http://www.dark-truth.org/nov82006-3-crime-brazil-gangs-rio-de-janeiro.html Gangs of Brazil: Rio de Janeiro] Award winning documentary on the gangs of Brazil

*[http://www.streetgangs.com Street Gangs Media] streetgangs.com is one of the most comprehensive sites on Los Angeles street gangs

*[http://www.knowgangs.com Know Gangs] detailed information about gangs

*[http://www.gangsandkids.com/ Gangs and At-Risk Kids]

*[http://www.uic.edu/orgs/kbc/Rooms/chiroomnew.html Chicago Gang Research]

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