Bman505
01-20-2009, 03:11 PM
Gang initiations involve random killing sprees?
Not exactly. The urban legend about violent gang initiations goes something like this: Pledge gangbangers cruise the streets, terrorizing other drivers by tapping their bumpers or flashing their lights until the vehicle pulls over. The driver is then kidnapped and killed. Sounds horrible -- and perhaps strangely familiar.
http://blstb.msn.com/i/5F/34AE52CB7C9F286CCD53F1A417F8.jpg
A variation of this story recently circulated in Baltimore, Md., where a hoax e-mail warned of a Halloween gang initiation rite targeting women drivers. Similar e-mails have shown up in other cities as well. In early December, a New Jersey man was arrested for spreading this kind of e-mail and causing false public alarm.
Still, we wonder: Have gangs used random violence for initiation rites? Only by mistake, it appears. A few initiation-related deaths have been reported, but they were the result of robberies gone awry, not planned executions.
In fact, this practice is one of the more popular ways to join a gang -- and it doesn't hurt anyone except the initiate.
Story from MSN (http://isittrue.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=16770986&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Gang+initiations+and+urban+legend&FORM=MSNIIT).
Not exactly. The urban legend about violent gang initiations goes something like this: Pledge gangbangers cruise the streets, terrorizing other drivers by tapping their bumpers or flashing their lights until the vehicle pulls over. The driver is then kidnapped and killed. Sounds horrible -- and perhaps strangely familiar.
http://blstb.msn.com/i/5F/34AE52CB7C9F286CCD53F1A417F8.jpg
A variation of this story recently circulated in Baltimore, Md., where a hoax e-mail warned of a Halloween gang initiation rite targeting women drivers. Similar e-mails have shown up in other cities as well. In early December, a New Jersey man was arrested for spreading this kind of e-mail and causing false public alarm.
Still, we wonder: Have gangs used random violence for initiation rites? Only by mistake, it appears. A few initiation-related deaths have been reported, but they were the result of robberies gone awry, not planned executions.
In fact, this practice is one of the more popular ways to join a gang -- and it doesn't hurt anyone except the initiate.
Story from MSN (http://isittrue.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=16770986&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Gang+initiations+and+urban+legend&FORM=MSNIIT).