On gang identity
Julie: "Ye walk up the street, go tae the shops, go o'er tae the hill, aw the boays fight, and then ye come hame."
Pamela: "Every Saturday, like, when Ah used tae hang aboot the streets every Saturday, without a doubt, the boays wid fight. Like ye jist knew it was gonnae happen at some point during the night."
On territory
Bobby: "Certain buses, people won't go on. Like this one bus has got a big reputation, cos it goes through literally all the territories. So people don't feel comfortable going on that bus, cos they know it's got to go through somewhere that they know that they'll get attacked. So they avoid doing jobs in town, or far from where they live, cos they know it's going to be hard for them, or not worthwhile."
Robert: "It's jist an invisible boundary that every'bdae knows. Don't know how it came aboot."
On reputation
Michael: "You want tae make a name for yourself. Ye don't want tae be jist anyb'dae. Ye don't jist want tae be wan ae these faces in a crowd."
Robert: "It's aw about reputation - aw gang fighting. There's nothing in it anyway, except for reputation. Jist so some people will say 'he's crazy' an that."
On being 'game'
Researcher: "So there's always one person you respect more than everyone else?"
Daz: "Aye. Gemmer, bolder."
Researcher: "What does a gemmie mean?"
Daz: "You wouldnae run."
Kev: "Jist someb'dae ye wouldnae mess wi'. See in every scheme, there's always wan."
James: "In every single scheme, there's always wan person who everyb'dae 'hinks is the gemmiest an aw that."
On growing up
Michael: "When you're wee boys, an you're aw at primary, and you're fighting against other wee guys fae aw the different areas, an then as soon as it hits secondary, we aw end up in this building here [the school]. An yir sittin in class next tae guys. You're like that, 'kin Ah get a bit ae help wi number four' an that, an then later oan he's hitting ye over the heid wi' a brick. It's jist stuff like that, it's crazy.
"Ah used tae fight, an Ah used tae have a name, but now Ah don't enjoy that. Cos that's jist putting a label oan ye. It's jist no good. When ye take a step back an look at it, like at how stupid it is ... [you ask] how kin this be enjoyable, how kin this be your life?"
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