truth or myth?

Posted: 02 Feb 2006 03:08 am Post subject: flashing can get you killed.

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Police officers working with the DARE program have issued this
Warning:

If you are driving after dark and see and on-coming car with no
headlights
on, DO NOT FLASH YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM!
This is a common Bloods member "initiation game" that goes like this:
The new gang member under initiation, drives along with no headlights,
and
the first car to flash their headlights at him is now his target".
He is now required to turn around and chase that car, then shoot and
kill
every individual in the vehicle in order to complete his initiation
requirements.
Their intent is to have all the new bloods nationwide drive around on
Friday
and Saturday nights with their headlights off. In order to be accepted
into
the gang, they have to shoot and kill all individuals in the first
auto
that
does a courtesy flash to warn them that their lights are off.
Make sure you share this information with all the drivers in your
family!
Please forward this message to all your friends and family members to
inform
them about this initiation ritual.
You can save someone's life if you heed this warning.



However.... some dont'e believe its true
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/lightsout.asp

[the gill]

theres a bad gang here in c-town......


i better watch out :h

o jeez...... :smt120 ............

[RICEFED]

Myth saw a show on this.

[WishIHadACamaro]

concur, just a myth, i read a bunch on gang history, and it is not true.

[DanO]

wasnt this on myth busters or somthing???

if i remember right it was a myth

[IFlyLow]

This is old. The first time I heard it was in the late 80's.

Originally Posted by WishIHadACamaro

i read a bunch on gang history

so r u starting a fight club???? :h

[DanO]

Originally Posted by IFlyLow

This is old. The first time I heard it was in the late 80's.

I think its been around since even before then..

[WishIHadACamaro]

Originally Posted by MonteMadneSS04

so r u starting a fight club???? :h

just a little bit of reading i do, i find random stuff that interests me and i spend some time reading up on it. This was like 8 months ago and me and a friend were discussing gang hand symbols, like stuff we would see flashed about in the ghetto or kids mimicking stuff on TV, and i decided i didnt really know enough about it, or the origins, so i decided to read up on the history of gangs, crips/bloods, latin kings, etc... to see what gang signs they used and where they came from.

Sorry just random curiosity going outta control.