Too young to have any say in the matter, Rudy was set upon by the neighborhood toughs, Dodger fans all.

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Four young black South Africans strut down a street in a slum decked out in leather like the urban toughs they are.

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They are the judicial equivalent of street toughs, protecting their territory.

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