Gang initiations can be events that include jump ins, armed robbery, rape, assault or even murder. As a gang applicant, you may be required to do these things as a show of commitment and trust to the other gang members. Many gangs exist all across the world and some actually span worldwide. For some people, being a member of a collective that hails from the same street or just hates a certain color, is enough to supposedly die for. That is until they are faced with death, then residual thoughts of dying for a cause that is feeble at best, dwindles away and is replaced with realism. Let's examine the psyche of living things during a gang initiation through dialog.
"So, you's wanna hang out on the same power line as us, huh?" questioned the sparrow.
"Well, yeah. You guys have the best view of the park," the robin chirped.
"Only the toughest birds get to hang out here. Do you's think you's has what it takes to be a Power Line Dangler? We only want the cream of the crop."
"I guess, I mean what exactly do I have to do to prove it to you?"
"You's see that highway there? The one with all the cars driving by real fast."
"Ummm, yeah," eked the robin.
"Look here, you's gotta' fly real close to the ground and cross the highway between them cars as they's driving by real fast."
"But, what's the point? I can fly higher than that, where they'll never hit me."
"Listen, I don't make the rules, I just live by 'em. It's always been the same for eh'ry gang out there. Squirrels, cats, dogs, mongooses, deer, but the most famous gang, the frogs, have been doing it longer than anyone else. Them humans even made a vid'ya game out 'dem frogs."
"I really don't understand why we have to do this to sit on a wire, but I'll play along anyhow..."
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