For most people, the knowledge of Bloods and Crips stops there. The first thing to notice is the color codes, and this was put in place to easily identify another gang member or rival — Bloods wearing red, Crips wearing Blue. Buddha would always wear a blue bandana, and so, as tribute to him a blue bandana was worn by Crip members. A color and association that would stick to this day. After the attack both Scott and Owens setup their own gangs which formed the Piru Street Boys, this would be the first known Blood gang.
The majority of gang related murders in that decade would be put down to Bloods and Crips. Just 10 years after starting the gang, Washington was shot and died a few hours later from the injuries. Williams, in the same year was convicted of 4 murders and was given the death sentence, he was ultimately executed by lethal injection in at the age of Before his death he released his memoirs, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Since the gang have expanded in numbers and are now one of the largest gangs in the World with an estimation of between 30, — 55, members.
This spelled trouble, and before long there were internal wars with each set or gang sparring against another. At this point they were also warring agains The Bloods. The name soon evolved into Crips when members would carry canes like pimps. The were known as cripples or crips for short. The Bloods were founded in , and they were first setup to provide protection against The Crips, who were increasing in power and numbers. Ballou was beaten to death after he refused to give up his leather jacket.
Therefore, this marked the first Crips murder against another gang member and motivated non-Crip street-gangs to align with each other. It was founded by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. It generally includes people of African American heritage with the United States as its territory. Blue is the colour of their dress code. The Crips are believed to be one of the most dangerous street gangs present in the US today.
With a huge membership, i. The gang created by Raymond Washington initially worked for protecting its neighbourhood from external power and danger. But with time, this motto started to fade and the gang began to deal with criminal activities more often. Then came the time when Washington united his gang with that of Williams that belonged to the eastern and western LA. They together allied for protecting their areas of control. Initially, the fights were without guns.
But as local gangs joined making Crips bigger and more powerful, the fights shifted more towards the gunshots. The gang was founded by the Piru Street boys in the mid after their rivalry with the Crips began.
The members of the gang wear red as their identification. They also have some hand signs as their gang symbols. With an estimated membership of 20, to 25,, they are involved vigorously in activities such as murders, robberies etc. The members are mainly African Americans, but also have Latinos, whites and Asian Americans with them.
The members are generally teenagers or in their early twenties. But some are also in their late twenties or even thirties. When the Crips started to grow in size, they also started targeting other gangs. This is when some non-Crip gangs came together and established an alliance of their own in order to fight against the rising influence of the Crips. The gang that emerged from it got to be known as the Bloods. The Bloods do not have a known official leader.
It is therefore divided into sets that have a leadership structure based on hierarchy.
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