A wide variety of gangs, such as the T gang, The Order of Assassins, Adam the Leper's gang, Penny Mobs, Indian Thugs, Catford Massif, Chinese Triads, Snakehead, Japanese Yakuza, Irish mob, Pancho Villa's Villistas, Dead Rabbits, American Old West outlaw gangs, Bowery Boys, Chasers, Italian mafia, Jewish mafia, and Russian Mafia crime families have existed for centuries. According to some estimates the Thuggee gangs in India murdered 1 million people between 1740 and 1840.
The first street gang in the United States, the 40 Thieves, began around the late 1820s in New York City. In 1850, New York City recorded more than 200 gang wars fought largely by youth gangs. All the major cities of Victorian England in the late 19th century had gangs. Chicago had over 1,000 gangs in the 1920s. These early gangs were known for many criminal activities, but in most countries could not profit from drug trafficking prior to drugs being made illegal by laws such as the 1912 International Opium Convention and the 1919 Volstead Act. Gang involvement in drug trafficking increased during the 1970s and 1980s, but some gangs continue to have minimal involvement in the trade.

Who thought to start spending time with his friends? I dunno, probably a lot of people. Its not exactly a rare idea, it's pretty simple.

The Thuggee gangs in India murdered 1 million people between 1740 and 1840.
The first street gang in the United States, the 40 Thieves, began around the late 1820s in New York City

They've been around 4ever. It's juss how the ghetto works.......