Originally posted by Darktalon
Blood and Crips are not a gang. It is largelly the two colors that many gangs use to represent themselfs. Blood = red, Crip = Blue. IE The two biggest
gangs, or sets, were I grew up (Fresno, CA) were the "Bulldogs"(named after Fresno States mascot) and Pindale(which is really a small town in
Fresno) both are Bloods, and both are enemies.
Gangs form by blocks, or a group of friends, yes sometimes there are "jump-ins", but mostly that was false info passed on to wannabe gangs that
thought that was how the gangs out here did things(Cali). Gang signs aren't to show other members your one of them, they know their members, they are
used to show other gangs who you represent, some probably have hand shakes, and most have tattoos.
These aren't like other orginizations where you go to the next town, show a tattoo or handshake and they let you sit in on their meetings. They were
more likely to kill you.
No strange occurance, there are a few reasons why gangs copy each other, or seem to be the same. Its a fad. Just like lines in their hair, pegging
your pant legs, rolling one leg up. Its cool, to them, movies like Colors and music groups like "Bloods & Crips" fueled the fire.
You are giving them to much credit. The aren't that orginized, and if they do sell drugs it's usually as the pushers(pushers are the street
hustlers), in the 90's, the Mexican Mafia controlled most of the drug trafficing, and I've heard that Russian gangs(not street gangs but Mafia crime
sydicates) started to move in. I've distanced myself from these people a long time ago, but I use to run in those circles.
I saw a lot of gang stuff in my teens, and it was part of the reason I went into the Marine Corps to get away from it. They are nothing more then
punks, that have the need to flex their 'muscles' to feel big.
Alright so I am new but I was doing a search on google found this and had to join in, because of the above afformentiond post. now a lot of people
actually now what they are talking about on this topic, except this one here.
First off dude, The Bloods and the Crips are seperate gangs and not just colors as you stated. The colors that you refer to are the colors set out as
identifiers, so that rivals know that if they are steeping in here, they need to watch out.
As for the initiations, I can tell you first hand that if you can't take a a really good beating, don't join a gang. Handshakes and Signs are used
as greetings and to show your affiliations, and get a response. Don't throw signs around, it isn't good, and if you say that you know how to shake
up and you don't your not gonna feel too good in the morning.
I will say this, the Bloods and Crips have slowed down since the early 90s and arent into killing each other so much, it doesn't appeal to them
anymore. But they are big drug runners, and if you mess with them or their money, most likely th police will find your body layin up somewhere. and as
far as being organized, they don't seem like it, but if they affiliate wiht other gangs in other cities or states, they are pretty damn organized.
I have a fairly decent knowledge about these things and when I read that I wanted to slap somone. These to organizations, are not just jokes, they are
real and even though the have been decreased in the last few years they are still there, and still dangerous.
Thank you for your time reading this, I will now let you get back to the better things you have to do with your lives.