Despite the development and change of the world, in many countries gangs still rule the streets. One of the most creepy and dangerous groups in America is MS-13. From information about her life, rules and rituals, goose bumps run through her body.
In America, there is an organized criminal group that horrifies everyone - Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13. It is believed that it originated in the 80s of the last century, when during the civil war in Ecuador, a large number of Latin Americans emigrated to the United States. According to various estimates, the gang includes from 50 to 300 thousand people around the world. And their number regularly increases.
MS-13 deals with drug trafficking, looting and murder. President of America Donald Trump said in one of his interviews that he is ready to quickly deal with this gang, because their actions already go beyond all possible limits. We offer you to learn the basic rituals and traditions of Mar Salvatrucha.
1. Friend for a friend of the mountain
In the most gruesome gang of America, the main principle is mutual assistance. Members of this group are ready at any time of the day and night to come to the aid of their companion. If someone from MS-13 framed or threw "friend" in a difficult situation, then he is waiting for death.
2. Involve young people
Participants of Mar Salvatrucha use different types of recruitment to attract promising young people. For example, during the day they organize parties for the truant, where students and schoolchildren come who like to miss lessons. During such fun gang members entice young people.
3. Street tags
Not only in America, but also in other countries, you can see graffiti and gang tags on the walls of houses, fences and other structures. This is a kind of label, indicating who rules in this territory, they make it clear that competitors do not belong here. There is a separate group of graffiti dedicated to the recently murdered gang members.
4. Admission of newcomers to the gang
To become a full member of MS-13, a person must go through two stages. It is worth noting that even children are accepted into the grouping, starting from the age of eight. The first stage involves the beating of several active members of the gang, and this action lasts 13 seconds. It may seem that this is very small, but in fact, when you do not defend yourself, and several people attack, you can get serious injuries. The second stage is the killing of someone from a competitive group, for which the candidate is given weapons and planted in a hostile territory.
5. To maintain credibility
Between participants there is a constant competition, and in order not to lose its credibility, it is necessary to support it. So, every member of the gang must regularly participate in various crimes. Beginners do dirty work - murder, rape, theft, but the old men solve more serious issues, for example, related to the sale of weapons and drugs.
6. Belief in Satan
Mara Salvatrucha openly worships Satan. Members of the gang carry out different rituals to thank the dark forces for their support. There is evidence that the perpetrators committed ritual murders several times.
7. Sign Language
The most terrible gang of America has its own sign language, which they called "layout", for example, stroking the belly, means that you need to use a gun, and shaking off your shoulder - knives. Separate attention deserves the main sign of Mar Salvatrucha - "goat" of the fingers, which is similar to the letter "M". The sign was chosen in the 80's by the founders of the gang, who were fans of heavy metal.
8. Tests for women
In disadvantaged areas, guys from the most famous gang are steep, and many girls want to get into their company. Representatives of the fair sex can become members of the group, but for this they must sleep with at least 15 members of MS-13. According to available data, approximately 20% of the gang are girls.
9. Betrayal is unacceptable
The most terrible thing that can happen in MS-13 is betrayal, which is punishable by death. To prevent shots during inter-group squabbles, there is a rule - if you blame someone, then there must be strong evidence for this, because you will also be condemned for deceit. The gang does not regret anybody, for example, in 2003, a pregnant woman was killed near Washington, which, as a member of the group, informed the FBI.
10. Unreasonable cruelty
To the participants of this group committed a crime, they do not need an excuse. The gang has long been a leader in committing murders without a reason. This is necessary in order to maintain the status of the "most brutal" organization.
11. Love Relationships
If a gang member has a girlfriend, then she can not be raped or beaten by other men, only he has the right to do so. In such relations, a woman does not have the right to vote and is property. At the same time, gangsters treat their own children with awe, considering them their followers.
12. Strict discipline
According to existing information, MS-13 has the highest level of discipline among other American gangs, which is explained by an important part of their success. Members of this organization have no right to appear in public places in a state of intoxication and arrange debauches. It is forbidden to lose the property of a gang and to miss meetings.
In addition, there are many more rules in the internal code. The intruder can first be lowered by rank or beat, and next time it is worth waiting for death. There is information that more people are executed in the gang than they die during the showdown with competitors. There is evidence that in separate groups of Mara Salvatrucha too relax, from El Salvador sent "punitive", which executes several people for the purpose of education.
13. Information tattoos
Initially, members of this criminal organization completely covered their body with tattoos, and they could "read" all the information about a person: biography, character traits, place in the hierarchy. Every old gang member must have a tattoo on his face. The most popular tattoo is a tear under the eye, which means murder. It is worth noting that recently newcomers began to abandon the tattoo, and this is quite an objective reason - the drawings on the body is very easy, to identify, remember and find a person.
14. Huge scales
It is a mistake to believe that the gang has influence only on the streets. According to the FBI, more than a thousand of its members serve in the armed forces of America, receiving military education and recruiting new people at the same time. Prisons for this grouping are the second home or university where they learn concepts. In El Salvador, there are prisons where only members of MS-13 sit, and even the gang supervisors manage the will. It turns out some kind of headquarters.
15. That no one understood
Members of the group have their own slang, which is passed on from generation to generation; for example, the word "bless" means that one must kill, and the expression "to direct to the green light" means to order a person. Among other people, bandits prefer to communicate in the dead language of the Aztecs, which nobody understands at all.
16. Carefully thought out hierarchy
Mara Salvatrucha has a ramified structure, which makes it very strong and invulnerable to justice. There are many separate groupings that work separate from each other. Each group has its own leaders who know in person and contact the main leaders. By the way, the highest organ of MS-13, called the "council of nine" and it is in El Salvador.
17. Letters of complaint
Although it is not acceptable to substitute in this organization, any member of it can complain that the neighboring group does not work well or does some actions against the rules. To do this, he must write a letter to the "council of nine." If the evidence is significant, the informer is ordered to kill the head of this group and take his place.
18. Lifelong participation
If a person once joined a gang, then it is forever, because it is impossible to retire and even more so to quit. In MS-13, all roads lead to only three places: a prison, a hospital and a cemetery, so if a person claims to want to end up with a crime, then a bullet awaits him.