initiation
Definition: The action of admitting someone in a society or group
Latin Kings: The initiation process for the Latin Kings would be members of the gang to surround you and fight you all at once. This initiation process would last for about three minutes.
"Pito led me into a seperate room. The room was empty except for a couple of mattresses that were lying on the floor. We picked up the mattresses and stood them up against the wall. Pito left the room and returned with three other guys; he also had a stopwatch in his hand. The three guys he brought would have the honor of making me a King by beating me for three minutes. They were Peewee Latin Kings who were all around my age. I was instructed to stand against the wall. The other three guys surrounded me. There was one on each side of me and one in front of me. I was scared as hell. I wanted to back out at the last minute but I was petrified of the consequences I would have to face if I did. Finally I braced myself and told Pito I was ready. Pito gave the guys the go ahead and they immediately started pounding on me. They hit me on my legs, arms, chest, and stomach. At first it hurt like hell but after a while they got tired and their punches began to lose force" (Sanchez 139).
"Pito led me into a seperate room. The room was empty except for a couple of mattresses that were lying on the floor. We picked up the mattresses and stood them up against the wall. Pito left the room and returned with three other guys; he also had a stopwatch in his hand. The three guys he brought would have the honor of making me a King by beating me for three minutes. They were Peewee Latin Kings who were all around my age. I was instructed to stand against the wall. The other three guys surrounded me. There was one on each side of me and one in front of me. I was scared as hell. I wanted to back out at the last minute but I was petrified of the consequences I would have to face if I did. Finally I braced myself and told Pito I was ready. Pito gave the guys the go ahead and they immediately started pounding on me. They hit me on my legs, arms, chest, and stomach. At first it hurt like hell but after a while they got tired and their punches began to lose force" (Sanchez 139).
Aryan Brotherhood: The initiation process for the Aryan Brotherhood is you had to commit murder in an eye-drawing fashion or murder someone of a different ethnic background.
"In order to get into the Brand, a prospective member must kill someone in spectacular fashion and vow to never leave the group" (Smith, Clifford).
"In order to get into the Brand, a prospective member must kill someone in spectacular fashion and vow to never leave the group" (Smith, Clifford).
Crips: The initiation process for the Crips is similar to the Latin Kings the most because the Crips also do a jump in for a certain amount of time or another task.
"Gang initiation is usually done in various ways: an armed robbery, an assault or murder, drive by shooting, or a beat in where other members physically beat up the prospective member" (Walker, Robert).
"Gang initiation is usually done in various ways: an armed robbery, an assault or murder, drive by shooting, or a beat in where other members physically beat up the prospective member" (Walker, Robert).
MS-13's: The initiation process varies from being jumped or raped in to doing the most extreme violent acts. The jump in process would last about thirteen seconds by some of the strongest current gang members. The rape in process would be by six current gang members.
"If you survive the brutal beating, you then have to prove you are crazy enough to do the most extreme violent acts. This means you have to kill, rape, or beat someone else in a brutal way to show you have no heart and will do anything for the gang" (Davis, Barris).
"If you survive the brutal beating, you then have to prove you are crazy enough to do the most extreme violent acts. This means you have to kill, rape, or beat someone else in a brutal way to show you have no heart and will do anything for the gang" (Davis, Barris).