Inside a Gang Initiation with the Silent Murder Crips

For JT, a young prospect making his way into a local branch of the Crips in Brooklyn, joining the gang is about family: Getting close to a group of men that care about him, and are willing to back him up if he ever finds himself in trouble. But getting initiated isn t easy. We followed JT through the process of getting made to see what drew him to the gang, and to hear why he s willing to be squared in suffering a brutal beating at the hands of his best friends. WATCH NEXT: The Nightmare World of Gang