VICE - 2022-11-04
The Camorra is one of the oldest criminal institutions in the world, but how it functions in Naples is changing. New child criminal gangs, and the rise of stunting on social media, as opposed to the long-standing rule of omertà, means that the Camorra seemingly will never be the same. VICE heads to the infamous Le Vele Di Scampia, and Parco Verde, to meet a child gang that operates there, and a social worker trying to prevent these children from ending up in the clan, prison, or dead. For the first time on camera, we will hear directly from Camorra members, speaking about how they recruit and use children. 00:00 Intro 01:03 What is a ‘Babygang?’ 06:22 The Camorra Bosses 12:49 Kids Dealing Drugs 19:35 The Youngest of the Group Watch more from this series: Using Snapchat to Rob Influencers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYbiFOMzXvM The Gangs that Steal Your Puppies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1yi_mUwIA8&t=193s Cartels Are Making Millions on Fentanyl-Laced Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6qS8xH24M&t=1s Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: https://www.youtube.com/VICE MUNCHIES: https://www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES VICE News: https://www.youtube.com/VICENews VICELAND: https://www.youtube.com/VICELANDTV Vice Life: https://www.youtube.com/Broadly Noisey: https://www.youtube.com/Noisey Motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV VICE Sports: https://www.youtube.com/NOC i-D: http://www.youtube.com/iDmagazine Waypoint: https://www.youtube.com/WaypointVICE #mafia
The fact that they gave her mini send off shows that she did a great job and probably didn't say anything to offend them. She went there to understand them and did that sooo well
Agreed that is their way of showing she will be missed. She probably might have actually done some good for them, showing that there is others out there who care about them besides some nasty creepy old men.
drug dealers who dont scale product and who cant wrap a bag.. yeah sure... just fake like everything else
She wanted something else
All of these kids come from broken homes and she's probably the only adult that's shown them a bit of empathy.
My thing is if there doing this to make money but still living in a ghetto. If I’m going to commit crimes for a living I’m doing it to not be broke with nice clothes and shoes
Huge props for not wasting our time interviewing police.
@FaucioFauci yeah Faucio
@@Revirantless Not if you live in the mement
No need with all the evidence the police here they would have been more than happy letting her get it for them loool these stupid kids forget about moving in silence why explain the process lol but I am here for it makes a fun watch they just have to risk jail to do it
@@w_swim that’s when it happens the fastest “time flies by when you’re having fun”
Thank you! I know it’s so boring when they interview the police. We already know what they’re about.
"We're still young, yet so grown up. They might have tossed us here in Le Vele, but we know how to take care of ourselves. We have the sea. We have the sun. We're a family." Powerful words coming from someone younger than me. Hope these kids the best
👆👆👆Look up that handle, he ships swiftly,
Surest plug🍄🍄🍫💯.....
I would join, i have never fit in anywhere or with anyone not even my own family.
@@Hatxolfpeif your prepared to take someones life or ruin someone elses, then by all means. dont sugarcoat these circumstances for these otherwise good kids
@@Hatxolfpe you probably wont fit in there then tbh
tf they robbing innocent people and killing too , thats aint good thing bozo.
This girl is real, you can really almost feel her empathy, she can fit in with people like family or act like a kid, vice really can pick their anchors man, it’s crazy how good these interviews are when their so young.
The ending made me cry. Hearing a boy, 11 years old saying he would rather risk becoming a drug dealer to save his family from poverty than confide in his parents, is a terrible indictment of Italy's growing inequality and political corruption. P.S Give the journalist a pay rise, I think she connected with these boys with empathy and understanding better than most would have, and in return, the boys were more open and vulnerable with her. It was beautiful to see.
drug prohibition is what funds organized crime, legalization and regulation would take the market out of the hands of organized crime and provide a safer supply and easier treatment for addiction, rather than prosecuting people for completely victimless crimes.
Inequality and corruption have plagued Italy ever since the country was established
@@ChristopherGray00 thats true, but the people dont trust the powers that be to supply safley, and the majority would rather seek a drug dealer, regardless of risk
Unfortunately it's not just an Italian thing. You can see this happening, perhaps to a greater or lesser extent, across many ghettos and poor places across the world. Unfortunately, gangsters recognising and using the fearlessness and desperation of teenagers is not something new. I live in a tough area of London and they do the same thing here all up and down the UK. The rate of kids killing other kids is frightening and it's still not as bad as this area of Italy
Sounds like the pharmaceutical industry
This is the old VICE style of content we've been asking for and I love it.
Excellent documentary!
Agree. They got really weird and political for a bit but glad they are changing. I almost gave up
Just some anarchist ciminals
There’s been these exact comments on every video for the last 8 years lmao. You people are clowns.
Agree 100%
I agree
This is real journalism. No judgement, just reporting the story with dignity and humanity. Always keep this interviewer!
This was so honest, it hurts. Like she said there are no bad kids, just bad circumstances. Hope they all find a better future.
"There is no bad kids, but just awful circumstances" well said
BS
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 fax
yeah that kinda goes out the window when you join a gang , deal drugs, and kill people
You wont be saying that when one of them tries robbing you
@LLS what bs u talking about? , explain me what is the bullshit?
@LLS yeah their choices, and what about the bad influence and their environment?
yeah their choices, I know deep inside they don't want to do it... imagine they might lose their own life to help their own family.
and I think you don't watch the video entirely because the lady said it, and I'm just quoted what she said.
The cinematography in this is amazing. The contrast of the kids cooking, and the kids playing with cocaine. Very well done.
That was kids playing with flour, lol anyone who has seen enough cocaine knows what it looks like.
@@Kyle-cv1mt foreals or that was some stepped on crap. Real shiy is that fishscale iykyk
@@ivanweapon1196 yea it might be 90% baby laxative and 10% cocaine.. Lol
Yeah. Also, that gun was a replica
@@ivanweapon1196 they'd be stupid to really bring them to somewhere were product is moved and kept. id bet its caster sugar or flour.
incredibly in-depth and behind the lines, always thought provoking! Special channel, well done Vice yet again!
The fact that she actually was intrested in what the kids do without judging them and them giving her the respect back proofs what a good repoerter she is
I love the reporter she's so open and kind to these kids . She's genuinely asking them with respect
she's obscene
@@tingtang9302 care to elaborate?
why did ukraine do this then? https://youtu.be/7DF-JqNIOf0
@@PRTZN she ask questions that can get them killed or seriously injured. Therefore, she is grotesque
@@PRTZN she is a tourist from the upper social classes with a do-nothing "job." somehow she seems surprised at the state of this place... as if she is a mentally handicapped person who has done zero prior research. she walks around clueless with a film crew and pretends to be in danger to bring us this shallow "documentary" of things we already know. it's just gross.
I liked how she didnt try to persuade them or to change their views. She just asked and tried to understand them. Wonderful journalism, bravo! I hope at least some of those ragazzi will have better future in front of them..
She wouldn't be able to, but she said things like "aren't you worried about being killed" "you should open up to your parents about what's happening" she really did try
She’s there to interview them. She’s not there to argue with them and change their views. It’s simple journalism. It’s not ‘wonderful’ journalism.
@@laterskater6341 It's definitely Wonderful in this age of garbage fake journalism
She’s scared you could see it early on
True
This reporter is really good you can see her empathy in the way she gets involved playing cards and giving them warm interactions. Great job!
Excellent piece of best quality journalism,very touching,very raw,good connection ,excellent level of humanity revealed.
Damn... that 13yo kid, Manu... what a tragedy. He seems so sensitive and intelligent and is just trapped by circumstances beyond his control.
why did ukraine do this then? https://youtu.be/7DF-JqNIOf0
Everything you just said is false.
Heartbreaking how the masks they wear to hide their faces and appear tough backfire....you can still see the fear and honest emotions and laughter and innocence of the kids they are in their eyes vs the guarded cynical soul deadened eyes of the adult Cammora gangsters interviewed and seeing that and imagining the transformation to make that happen is so sad
the masks are quite useless I can fully make out most of their faces
I don't know where your from, but where I'm from, scared or not, you didn't have a choice really
As someone that lives in America and visited the ghetto of here and a lot of different countries.. don't think because they young they won't put a few bullets in your head and go home and eat a bowl of spaghetti...in Chicago 80% of the murders are done by kids younger than 21
@Tasty CookBook You make a good point
They are a joke compared to Mexico
Very touching video, the word these kids speak are so mature but at the same time they feel lost. Like they say, their blood and hearts have gone cold but they're bleeding like the other kids in different better circumstances. Manu is a good example, he might be a listener and not someone who speaks but his eyes and uncertainty are telling the story he really wants to say.
''I'd become someone'' - He hasn't realized yet that his final pants won't have any pockets and it's only a matter of time before he does, but by that time it's already too late.
Grande Bruno, grazie alle persone come te che ci fanno sperare in un futuro migliore
Love that Vice has been posting a lot of higher quality content lately. Now please just bring back Thomas Morton and Hamilton Morris!
You said it👌🏻
Their content have been 100% lately.
I think they freed up all his content or you have to pay on Hamilton’s patreon
This is not high quality content, it’s a bunch of losers
This is like Brazils City of God story in the making.
Manu, had a look of sadness and fear in his eyes. She could sense that as well. I hope he can turn his life around for the better. It’s sad to see any child involved in a life of crime.
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.
yes, that's right, I researched and found out that shrooms are helpful in many ways but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source I can reach out to
Sporeville... Is pretty commendable and a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
they've helped me a lot as well I'm a war vet diagnosed with PTSD. A lot of issues spun out of control when I came home. This is something i looked up and tried after trying the roller coaster of antidepressants. Day and night difference
How do I reach out to him? Is he on Instagram
Yes, he is, Sporeville.
The interviewer began to look at the last boy she interviewed like a sister or mother talking to her own brother, or son, but for the last time she’d ever know him as anything other than a hardened gangster/criminal choosing a lifetime of that path. I got teary eyed looking at her face in that moment, and into her eyes, because you could tell she wanted so badly to hug him, maybe even rescue him if she could, but then you see the reality of her powerlessness to help him show in how her face slowly emotes more and more into a restrained look of despair, sadness, and grief. Man, that was a powerful interview.
Naw she definitely liked one of them
Known as trauma bonding & or social addiction.😊
@@spazzyoffit539 wtf no theyre kids n shes an adult💀
I love this reporter , she genuinely tried to understand them and why they do it … the ending really made me cry because they all felt so comfortable with her 🥹
whats her name
@@PK-le2ok Alessia Camoirano
Stfu!u pity them till one of them shoot u or rob u one day
Thanks for not interviewing the cops and instead talking with the actual gangs. You made sure to not say anything to offend them and instead trying to understand them. "I realized there's no bad kids, but just awful circumstances" well done bro respect.
Really good documentary. I feel sorry for those kids, I also understand it a bit because my own parents are from naples and after having been there many times i understand what it's like there for young people like these ones in the documentary, they are not bad kids but have been groomed by the real criminals due to their vulnerability growing up in a place with so few options and terrible personal circumstances. This doc portrayed their situation for what it truly is instead of making them look like the enemy. well done VICE
This broke my heart and you could tell how bad the interviewer felt
😂These kids are clowns 🤡 any human is capable of learning a skill and providing for themselves or family.
that's 🧢, I've been there last year, i don't know if I've met exactly these kids but I've met some of the gang kids, they can find jobs and work but that's boring and not paid enough, selling drugs is easier, so don't fall for their emotional "we had no choice we had to do it for our families" bullshit
@@condelgizzlo1445 Working for minimum wage is no way to live. You have no money to support yourself let alone support an entire family so cut the BS they made the right choice to live a fufilling life rather than clean toilets for the rest of yourlife and as a end result become an drug addict due to depression and failure.
@@condelgizzlo1445 "and not paid enough." You contradicted yourself because why work a job that still leaves you hungry or cold?
@@Azshare554 not paid enough to have a lavish lifestyle, I've seen how people live that work there, it's not much but they still manage to survive, it's manageable
The sad, lost look and demeanor of the youngest kid at the end contemplating his bleak prospects was heartwrenching.
@13:54 I agree. That kid looks sooo young and has a giant nose 👃
that's 🧢, I've been there last year, i don't know if I've met exactly these kids but I've met some of the gang kids, they can find jobs and work but that's boring and not paid enough, selling drugs is easier, so don't fall for their emotional "we had no choice we had to do it for our families" bullshit
@@condelgizzlo1445 not now he can't, if he leaves he risks consequences
@@condelgizzlo1445 Literally in the first 2 minutes they go from "we have no other options we would never do this if our family didn't need it" to "we love this life it makes us feel special". I guess the idea becomes more appealing the poorer you are.
IM 42 did two years in strict conditions inside correcttional faxility majority of them deserve my compassion
Its like old vice all over again!!! Love it
the conversation with the youngest one was gut wrenching man, you could see the kid was almost crying after realising that Hes handed his life away to drug dealers who will ultimately betray him one day, he could barely hold it together when the women sat him down and spoke to him like a human instead of a drug solider.
True
When she told him don't worry he almost broke down I know I sure did 😔
I felt 2
and you can't even leave. u gotta worry about death for the rest of your life.
Give this woman a raise because she's an amazing journalist and interviewer
And very beautiful
I loved this video. I was the whole 23mnt focused. Good content
20:45 What a heartbreaking moment. You can feel the pain in such a young kids eyes. I pray that these kids have a better future
This is just proof that if you really want to fight crime, you need to focus on lifting people out of poverty, not cracking down harder...
If they were rich they'd still get into crime; it's the excitement that pulls them, the right road is too hard to follow; school and some sort of trade, but that money don't come as quick.
@@melvinbarnett1910 that's bullshit it's poverty, desperation and shitty families. No normal child is going to willingly kill people and risk their life like this.
Agreed
@@melvinbarnett1910 if they were rich they'd have another option. Being poor gives you less choices, usually broken family, traumas, poor environment, low education and then you get given the option to get easy money and live a "exciting life". Think a little before saying that it hasn't anything to do with poverty.
@@melvinbarnett1910 If people were better off financially, they have too much to lose whether that be education, sports, family, etc. They also wouldn’t be as vulnerable to the mafia’s social media tactics.
The contrast between the kids shaking off the flour and shaking off the cocaine from their hands is insane. Does a good job at showing how big the problem is!
That was amazing content! Love the reporter
Wanted to say, the cinematography showing the vastly different groups of teens, one bagging cocaine and the other baking with flour was brilliant. Great work!
Flour haha
You can see the pain and the fear in the eyes of the last guy..
Very very touching and sad.....
why did ukraine do this then? https://youtu.be/7DF-JqNIOf0
The last KID
@@japiro14 correct
Is this video real ?
@@f6cks Yes it Is
Hey VICE, this is an INCREDIBLE piece of documentary but PLEASE make it available with italian subtitles as well. Italians need to be able to watch and understand this more than anyone else! Kudos to the reporter also, I want to see more of her
why did ukraine do this then? https://youtu.be/7DF-JqNIOf0
Aren't they speaking Italian?
In italy we have a lot of documentaries about the Naples ' camorra and Scampia just like this, we have tv series too about this topic
@@TheLukas9922 there's a strong dialect so it's kinda hard at some point to understand if you don't know English....
@@TheLukas9922 no the un speaking an average dialect, the “napoletano “
big shoutout to the reporter very professional work respectful and asking good questions!!
the comparing shots from the children baking and cleaning up the flour and the children lining up the coke was beautiful and showed the absolute absurdity of the situation there...
Any adult that twists a child's heart and mind like that deserves no mercy.
The adult that twists the child's heart like that, was once the child that had his / her heart twisted. It's an evil cycle. One day it's likely one of those boys will be the ones recruiting 12-13 year olds (unless they die or go to jail first which I'm sure is very possible). I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just saying it's a brutal system that isn't easy to dismantle (is it even possible? who knows)
Say that to your government dingus
@@AshtonAU : ( spot on
They dont get random kids on street and make them do things. They recruit kids that are already criminals and want to move up on ladders. They will be criminals most likely for life even without adults recruitin them. Its mindset that these kids have that got them into gang life
@@ronaldlim7214 its kinda sketchy thing to do but im not sure where that reporter got that info cause if u rly think about it, would they rly ask their members to do that i mean there is always kids that gonna be interested in that lifestyle and usually those posts where they flex money, cars etc are because their egos i mean even criminals want attention and admiration thru social media(i know criminals should lay low but many times they dont nowdays) im just questioning it cause it sounds little odd that bosses would even ask them to do that kinda things cause i bet there is tons of gangsters that rly wanna go under reidar and dont wanna cause unwanted attention by postin stupid flexin videos. My opinion is that they dont do that kinda groomin on purpose its just good side effect for them that comes when some of them flaunt their status on ig. But i cant be sure ofc, maybe some boss rly asked their soldiers to do that but it just sound little silly to me thats all
give this journalist a raise!!!
stop with that stupid comment. It's annoying seeing in every video, for every situation.
@@YouSurfincry about it
The projects there give me dystopian vibes
Amazing documentary.
19:15 the editing is amazing. Props to the editor
Wtf are you even talking about??
didnt notice til i read this comment
4 what
This is insane levels of journalism and videography, I couldn't keep it together even introducing myself to anyone like this.
I dnt get it I guess, care to elaborate?
why did ukraine do this then? https://youtu.be/7DF-JqNIOf0
Cause you’re weak
Da italiano 🇮🇹 questa giornalista è veramente brava e rispettosa
@VICE - 2023-10-04
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@sachimi_ggz - 2023-11-28
gracias y todo pero el idioma original es insuperable