Gangs Gang violence is like a ritual bringing members closer together. They use violence to bring new members into the gang. Another words they beat the crap out of them and if they survive then they can join the gang. They share both the danger and excitement of being violent towards people not in their gang. They provide cover for one another and they share stories that are passed on as a tradition. Violent gangs …showed first 75 words of 558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 558 total…dangerous not to retaliate because then you would be considered weak and would invite victimization. One reason people join gangs is because they are searching for a family identity. Also violence relieves boredom by creating highly potent real life drama. It produces a rush in which both participants and onlookers operate at an emotional peak. They can have valued altered identities allowing one to momentarily forget feeling of inadequacy, rejection or other aspects of identity.