gang initiation

Type: Event

As of November 2026, gang initiation has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Ed Mylett (Dec 2025). Explains the randomness and cruelty of the shooting, intensifying themes of trauma, forgiveness, and recovery.

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from