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Fashion Statements That Could Get You Killed

Last week, a man in London was shot for wearing a Barack Obama T-Shirt. He was re-upping on his phone card minutes when some crazy ass came in, got all upset about the guy’s T-shirt and then shot him outside. Oof.

We don’t know if this means that those angry McCain supporters have been visiting the UK, but the incident serves as a clear reminder that wearing the wrong thing at the wrong time can be fatal. Now’s the time to brush up on some other fashion choices to be wary of if you want to avoid getting beat up, stabbed, or killed over your clothes. Stay safe with our handy guide below…

DON’T COCK YOUR HAT

Mid-West Gangs rep their crews based on the left/right justification of one’s clothing. Latin Kings cock their hats to the left or wear the left pant leg rolled up. The reverse—cocking the hat to the right or rolling up the right pant leg—is a device used by Gangster Disciples, also known as Folk Nation. Keep those pants on and the hat straight when you’re in the Mid West to avoid getting stabbed, or in L.A. to avoid being mistaken for Jaimie Kennedy.

DON’T DRESS UP LIKE A WOMAN

The United States is still crazy homophobic, and any tranny that isn’t locked away in VIP gets a steady stream of problems. Trannies get stabbed all the time. If this is your bag, you might want to consider a move to Thailand. We hear it’s safer.

BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU COP THE NEW J’S

This one is a duh. Getting your Jordans stolen in the late ’80s/early ’90s was almost guaranteed, and while having thugs push you out of line is the new shit, walk lightly when rocking crispy joints deep in the hood.

STOP WITH THE SWEET-ASS BAGS

Purse snatching goes back to the beginning of time, and anyone that carries around a bunch of money in his murse is going to get his “d*ck cut off” by these guys.

DON’T WEAR GANG COLORS

Bloods, Crips, jeez you’d think they’d have come up with something else by now. Nope. No blue, no red, no purple, no yellow (Kings!). Good thing grey is hot again this fall.