MS-13

We saw this nice documentary about LA street gangs! Actually about one of the most dangerous gang, which is starting to spread internationally: MS-13... MS-13 stands for Mara Salvatrucha. It's a very dangerous gang and is starting to take over the whole world. They kill people and deal in drugs. To become a member you have to pass the initiation rite: for a boy that
means being beaten up during 13 seconds, for a girl it means being raped for 13 seconds by several gang members. There's only one leader, but practically nobody knows who that leader is. Young people join the gang 'to belong' or because they feel worthless. The youngest members are eight years old! The El Salvador branch is 35,000 members strong, the total worldwide is 100,000 members. Kids of eight years old get assignments to kill some one. Some ex-members are trying to get others out of the gang but it's still very tricky. That was our LA night of National Geographic for you...