I Am Not A Gangster

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It’s just a shame there aren’t more stories about his life as a ‘businessman’ and what he and his firm did. There is blood everywhere, people dying, shotguns firing, doorstep slayings and all-out gang warfare between Turkish, Greek and Irish firms and Chinese triads. An explosive account of life in the criminal underworld by one of Britain's most dangerous men 'I am not a gangster,' I spat. It's a shocking insight into a society where the rules are made by gangland leaders and if anybody dare break them, they have to deal with the consequences. I Am Not A Gangster is a blisteringly honest account of the inner workings of the most infamous crime syndicates known and life inside Britain's most notorious jails, but above all it's a remarkable tale of redemption with the biggest turnaround in gangland history.

Bobby was sent to prison for the first time in 1967, aged 16, and over the next decade he established himself as a hardened criminal running protection rackets and robberies against a backdrop of all-out gang warfare, where doorstep slayings and bloody shoot-outs were common.From a brief description of his early life to a more heavy part involving his time as a gangland boss and as a convict, it really is gripping. Two police officers allegedly mistreated the two during interrogations, which led Cummines to speak up, saying that as the two involved were minors, an adult had to be present during questioning. Every Mother and Father from deprived backgrounds should heed the moral of this tale and tell it to their kids. Cummines was sentenced to 18 years when an arms dealer (referred to as "Ernie" in his autobiography) informed and told the authorities almost everything Cummines and his gang had done.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Ernie worked with the police to entrap Cummines, telling him he had an Uzi sub-machine gun for sale, allowing multiple armed police to ambush and arrest him.Cummines claims he was taught to dehumanize anyone he killed, to think of them as vermin, [2] saying that if you did think about it then you would think of their families and guilt. This book was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, and has now made me want to read up on the Richardson gang. If you like reading books like this I would highly recommend this book Really good read, can’t put it down.

Only this time his efforts saw him go from custody of Her Majesty’s Prison Service to meeting with the Queen herself. Only this time his efforts saw him go from custody of Her Majesty's Prison Service to coming face-to-face with the Queen herself. He also used a brutal method common in the underworld, filling his shotgun with rock salt instead of buckshot–doing less damage but causing serious pain and removing any forensic evidence.His story is a shocking insight into a society where the rules are made by gangland leaders and if anybody dare break them they have to deal with the consequences. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

I had the honour and pleasure to meet the author recently and found him to be an entertaining an interesting travelling companion, but as there are a lot of people in the world who claim to have been there , done that et cetera , I take my tall tales of the old days with a pinch of salt, perhaps he picked up on this as he recommended I read his book. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.

At 16, Bobby Cummines became one of the youngest people in Britain to be convicted of carrying a sawn-off shotgun. He described the moment he decided to get into crime, saying two of his friends were walking with him at a park when one accidentally set off a starting pistol. His passion is talking to young people in schools and colleges, deterring them from what they might perceive as a glamorous lifestyle by highlighting the harsh realities of crime and prison.