3. 18th Street Gang
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Also known as Calle 18, Barrio 18, La18, or Mara-18 the 18th Street Gang is a violent transnational gang that at times has ruled Los Angeles, El Salvador, and Honduras. It might be true that the 18th Street Gang started as a Mexican gang but it soon picked up a prominently Central American following. Their brutal power plays rank high on the disturbing rituals that gangs have been known to carry out. In 2015 Barrio 18 staged a violent protest to flex their power in El Salvador which resulted in the terrorization of countless Salvadorans. The gang members overtook multiple city buses, killing a total of five drivers. The terrorist attack ended up costing $60 million worth of damage to the city. Strikes such as these have become common in South America and although the largest amount of 18th Streeters reside in Southern California, most of the massacres and saddest stories have been happening in South America.
2. Crips
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There are a couple of brutal rituals that various sets of Crips gangs across the country take part in. Tookie Williams wrote a book entitled Blue Rage Black Redemption where he broke down the many facets of Crips life. Williams was one of the earliest leaders in the West Side Crips. Williams wrote that he would force Crips recruits to engage in a battle with rival gang members.
Another former Crip Sanyika Shakur wrote a book entitled Murder where he writes of his initiation task into the Eight Trey Gangster Crips. He was “jumped” into the gang meaning he was beaten mercilessly by his future family members, the only condition was that he defend himself. Only after enduring the beating was he then assigned the task of shooting a rival gang member with a pump shotgun.
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