MS-13 is a counterculture because even though they are not just harming one group of people, they are trying to be on top, number one. They do it in a way that is illegal and unjust. Murder is a mores in society but the other things they do are considered not only mores but also taboos. A group of people who murder, rape, and do many more illegal acts are most definitely a counterculture because of the ways they try to stay on top of the street game.