Clark typed away on his story about the Metropolis’ gangs’ new initiation ritual: throw the newbie into one of the canals leading to the Hob’s River. If they survived then they were in. Superman had been plucking more dead bodies out of the canal and bay lately, all with gang tattoos, and Clark Kent was encouraging City Hall to enact better patrols and fencing around the canal. He was sure once the cooler temperatures set in, this new ritual would be passed over for another one, just as sick. MPD had thought that there was a rash of suicides among gang members for some reason. It had taken weeks, and Superman actually spotting the ritual in action, before MPD acknowledged what was really going on.
In re-readin I noticed that first you speak of "canals", but then the next two times it is "the canal". It seems a bit inconsistent.
