Bloods Vs Crips
The distinctive BloodFoundedMid-1972Founding locationLos Angeles, California, U.S.Years active1972–presentTerritoryPrimarily United States, but also CanadaEthnicityPrimarily, but many and someMembership (est.)20,000–25,000Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, robbery, murder, burglary, prostitution, theft,Allies(certain sets)RivalsThe Bloods, also known as Original Blood Family ( OBF), are a primarily street founded in. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular, including distinctive hand signs.The Bloods comprise various sub-groups known as 'sets' between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, operations, and political ideas which may be in open conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Bloods gangs have branched throughout the United States. Contents.HistoryThe Bloods gang was formed initially to compete against the influence of the in Los Angeles.
The rivalry dates back to the 1960s when and several other Crips confronted Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, students at in. In response to the attack, Scott, who lived in Compton, established the Piru street-gang, the first 'Bloods' street gang. Owens established the West Piru street-gang. The Bloods street-gang was initially formed to provide members protection from the Crips. Many of the non-Crip street-gangs used to call one another 'blood'. On March 21, 1972, shortly after a concert featuring and, 20 youths belonging to the Crips attacked and robbed Robert Ballou Jr.
Ballou was beaten to death after he refused to give up his leather jacket. The sensational media coverage of the crime and the continued assaults by the Crips increased their notoriety. Several non-Crips gangs formed during this period were no match for the Crips and they became concerned with the escalating Crip attacks. The, Athens Park Boys and other gangs not aligned with the Crips often clashed with the Crips. On June 5, 1972, three months after Ballou's murder, Fredrick 'Lil Country' Garret was murdered by a Westside Crip.
This marked the first Crips murder against another gang member and motivated non-Crip street-gangs to align with each other. The Brims struck back on August 4, 1972, by murdering Thomas Ellis, an original Westside Crip. By late 1972, the Pirus held a meeting in their neighborhood to discuss growing Crips pressure and intimidation. Several gangs that felt victimized by the Crips joined the Piru Street Boys to create a new federation of non-Crips neighborhoods. This alliance would transform into the 'Bloods'.
The Pirus are therefore considered to be the original founders of the Bloods.By 1978, there were 15 Bloods sets. Crips still outnumbered Bloods 3 to 1. In order to assert their power, the Bloods became increasingly violent. During the 1980s, Bloods began distributing in Los Angeles.
Blood membership soon rose dramatically as did the number of states in which they were present. These increases were primarily driven by profits from crack cocaine distribution. The huge profits allowed members to relocate in other cities and states. United Blood Nation.
Main article:'Bloods' is a universal term used to refer to West-Coast Bloods and (UBN, also known as the East-Coast Bloods). While these groups are traditionally distinct entities both refer to themselves as 'Bloods'. The profits of crack distribution allowed the Bloods to spread in other states. UBN started in 1993 in 's George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC) to form protection from and who were targeting the African-American gang members.
UBN is a loose confederation of predominantly African-American street gangs. Once they were released from prison, the UBN leaders went back to their neighborhoods in New York where they retained the Bloods name and started recruiting members. UBN has between 7,000 and 15,000 members in the Eastern USA region. The gang makes its income through various criminal activities like distribution of crack cocaine, smuggling of drugs into prison, etc. And its gang members are involved in various criminal activities. This article needs additional citations for.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( March 2010) Bloods refers to a loosely structured association of smaller street gangs, known as 'sets', which has adopted a common gang culture. Each set has its own leader and generally operates independently from the others.Most Bloods members are African American males, although some sets have recruited female members as well as members from other races and ethnic backgrounds. Members range in age from early teens to mid-20s; however, some hold leadership positions into their late twenties and occasionally thirties.There is no known national leader of the Bloods but individual Bloods sets have a hierarchical leadership structure with identifiable levels of membership.
These levels of membership indicate status within a gang. A leader, typically an older member with a more extensive criminal background, runs each set. A set leader is not elected but rather asserts himself by developing and managing the gang's criminal enterprises through his reputation for violence and ruthlessness and through his personal charisma. The majority of set members are called 'soldiers', who are typically between the ages of 16 and 22. Soldiers have a strong sense of commitment to their set and are extremely dangerous because of their willingness to use violence both to obtain the respect of gang members and to respond to any person who 'disrespects' the set.
'Associates' are not full members, but they identify with the gang and take part in various criminal activities. To the extent that women belong to the gang, they are usually associate members and tend to be used by their male counterparts to carry weapons, hold drugs, or themselves to make money for their set.Recruitment is often influenced by a recruit's environment. Bloods recruit heavily among school-age youth in predominantly poor African American communities. Gang membership offers youth a sense of belonging and protection.
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It also offers immediate gratification to economically disadvantaged youth who desire the trappings of gang life: gold jewelry, cash, expensive sports clothing.Bloods sets have a loose structure of ranks based on how long a person has been involved with a particular set. The ranks do not signify leadership or dominance over the set; they merely signify respect for those who have been in the set longer and have survived the longest. Those with a higher rank do not have a position of authority over Bloods of a lower rank.Bloods members commonly refer to themselves as CKs (an initialism of Crip- Killer), MOBs (an initialism of Member of Bloods), dawgs, or ballers (meaning drug dealers)., found in both U.S. And overseas bases. This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( March 2010) Bloods members identify themselves through various gang indicators such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods gang color is red.
They like to wear sports clothing, including team jackets that show their gang color. Some of their favorite teams include the and the.The most commonly used Bloods symbols include the number '5', the five-pointed star, and the five-pointed crown. These symbols are meant to show the Bloods' affiliation with the, a large coalition of affiliates created to protect alliance members within the federal and state prison systems. These symbols may be seen in the tattoos, jewelry, and clothing that gang members wear as well as in, which is used by the Bloods to mark their territory. Such graffiti can include gang names, nicknames, declaration of loyalty, threats against rival gangs, or a description of criminal acts in which the gang has been involved.
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Bloods graffiti might also include the word 'Piru' which refers to the fact that the first known Bloods gang was formed by individuals from Piru Street in.Bloods graffiti might include rival gang symbols (particularly those of the Crips) that are drawn upside down. This is meant as an insult to the rival group and its symbols.
Bloods members also have a unique slang. Bloods greet each other using the word 'Blood' and often avoid using words with the letter 'C'.
Bloods use hand signs to communicate with one another. Hand signs may be a singular movement, like the letter 'B', or a series of movements using one or both hands for more complex phrases. United Blood Nation (UBN) or East Coast Bloods initiates often receive a dog mark, represented by three dots often burned with a cigarette, on their right shoulder.
Other UBN symbols include a bulldog and a bull. SetsChapters of the Bloods are called 'sets'.See also.References. Netgraphe inc. Retrieved 2013-06-05. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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Mod Note (Andy) - Throwback Thursday - this was originally posted 2/28/12Tried the search function, but couldn't find anything.I am a senior at a non-target. I wasn't able to get into banking. So I am considering alternatives to make some cash (high risk/high reward). Can any monkeys chime i on this?
Pay/culture/exit opps/hours? How much are triple OGs expected to make and what is the progression like? Both are located in Compton, Los Angeles.Thanks,OMS Prestige ranking: Bloods vs CripsTruly timeless questions.
Possibly more so than ' Banking or Consulting?' This debate is just as fiery.
Who has the better deal makers? Who gets the better comp? Who lives in the better part of town? Both are very prestigious in their own right and are considered ' Bulge Bracket Gangs' along with MS-13 etc.
It's really Morgan Stanley vs Goldman Sachs. CripsDefinitely a more unified faction than the bloods.
Their headquarters are in Los Angeles. They generate a majority of their fees by.
drug dealing. theft. extortion. murderTheir color is blue which can represent a strong desire to motivate others to accomplish their goals. They are about 35,000 members strong. They have about 11 rivals and many more allies. The Crips are the larger organization and seem to beNotable Crip Alumni.
Snoop Dog. Coolio. School Boy Q.
Maxo KreamBloodsThe bloods are a weaker organization numbers wise. Current members are estimated to be between 20 and 25 thousand. However, this does make the bloods seem a bit more exclusive. They garner fees in the same manner as the crips. drug dealing. theft. extortion.
murderNotable Blood Alumni. Lil Wayne. Bird Man.
RZA. B-RealTheir primary color is red which is the color of energy, passion, and stimulation. The bloods have about 12 rival gangs and some allies. So again, the bloods are more exclusive and have more competition in their industry but they are clearly still fighting for market share. Definitely Crips. They've got the best deal-flow, best junior-gangster exposure to said deal-flow, and the best perks. A standard Glock.45 is issued at the time you start, but getting that FT offer depends on how good your quant skills are (their interviews are brutal).
If you fail the interview, you get shot with the aforementioned Glock.45. Hours are good overall, maybe 40 a week on the job, but there's no overtime despite being located in CA.Overall a solid opportunity, definitely one to consider in this tough job market. TheKid1:Don't yall know -13 is the of the gang industry.-13 is a flat organization, you get great deal exposure, plus there is little face-time needed. They are also very niche (Pharmaceutical Trading), and have the capabilities of a regional bank, but are located all over the US. Their presence on the street is lacking as the office's in the Northeast are located outside of Newark, but they more than make up for that with their devoted presence in the West.
Los Angeles is their main hub, but the junior staff are spread all the way down to Mexico City. The prestige is really solid in the South if your from a non or semi target, as they are considered top tier, FINRA, has had little involvement with their hierarchy and the Latin Kings have been decimated by the Volcker rule. No brainer, the perks aren't the best, but the quality of life is much better.
Guys, only a select few are GFL (Gansters for Life) material. The hours are brutal and the chances of you getting to the top are slim. What you should be shooting for is 2 years either at crips or bloods. It doesn't matter which one, they're both prestigious. You then want to go work for one of the drug cartels, and preferably at one of the megafunds in Colombia.
However, word on the street is is that the gov't is coming down on them and compensation is going to be hurt in the long run.This is assuming you're from a target area (i.e., Long Beach, Compton, etc.) If you're at one of those nontargets (i.e., Greenwich, New Port, Beverly Hills), you're out of luck. I've never seen anyone from there during my 2 year stint. Crips are more unifiedthan the different blood sects. ALKQN five pointed crowns n lions nahmean. Los solidos used to run back up in northern CT.
In NYC ive been to the dominican day parade after party up in the heights with patria and trinitarios, used to have DDP on my block in hahlem makin sure the black bloods from central harlem didnt come into the dominican areasbtw who can sign crip and blood gang signs with their hands and know what they are or am i the only one: oh the joysof growing up and having friends who were in gangs. You really need to think of what you want to do. Have you thought of this? Do you want to be involved in drugs, hits, prostitution, extortion, trafficking, or fraud? This should be your primary decision point.
Crips and Bloods, while both prestigious may not offer everything you want. They don't do a lot in trafficking or fraud. I've heard they have their hands is prostitution, but the quality just isn't that great.If your Asian you probably won't fit in to either of those gangs. You might want to get on with the Asian Boyz and transition to the Crips, since there is some movement from Asian Boyz to Crips. Though you'll never see a Crip go down to the Asian Boyz.
Of note both of these gangs are in Long Beach, so that might be a good location for you. There are also a few white gangs in the Long Beach area, but if you join one of those gangs you can forget about moving to any type of other gang. A swastica on the forehead pretty much swears your loyalty. TheDudeness:You really need to think of what you want to do. Have you thought of this?
Do you want to be involved in drugs, hits, prostitution, extortion, trafficking, or fraud? This should be your primary decision point. Crips and Bloods, while both prestigious may not offer everything you want. They don't do a lot in trafficking or fraud. I've heard they have their hands is prostitution, but the quality just isn't that great.If your Asian you probably won't fit in to either of those gangs.
You might want to get on with the Asian Boyz and transition to the Crips, since there is some movement from Asian Boyz to Crips. Though you'll never see a Crip go down to the Asian Boyz. Of note both of these gangs are in Long Beach, so that might be a good location for you. There are also a few white gangs in the Long Beach area, but if you join one of those gangs you can forget about moving to any type of other gang. A swastica on the forehead pretty much swears your loyalty.plenty of all kinds of races in the crips. Epic thread.Anyone care to expand on the international ops? It seems you'd want to be affiliated with a world class BSD who operates on a global macro level and pays out to his lieutenantsJoaquin 'Shorty' Loera - drug lordTop DEA target.
Heads the Sinaloa Cartel international drug traffickers - a major global organisation. He reputedly pays up to $2million to lieutenants who keep him safe and is said to change mobile phones after each conversation.Doesn't kill innocent people and is regarded as a Robin Hood-type character.Dawood Ebrahim - Do I need to explain this one?It's rumoured that just Googling his name is enough to put you on an FBI watch-list.Matteo Messina Denaro 'Diabolic'The Italian mafia remains the most famous (prestigious?) organized criminal group, and Matteo Messina Denaro has taken control of it.
Denaro appeared on the first Forbes Most Wanted list two years ago. Known as a playboy with a penchant for the fast life, girls, Porsches and fancy Rolex watches. His org is well positioned to benefit from the European financial crisis.James 'Whitey' BulgerLeader of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime family based in Boston that controlled the illicit drug trade and extortion rackets in South Boston. Estimated wealth between $30 million and $50 million and he has associated with major criminal enterprises throughout North America and Europe. On the run with his longtime girlfriend, using the wealth and contacts he developed through his criminal operations to stay out of the reach of law enforcement.
Relinquis:Epic thread.Anyone care to expand on the international ops? It seems you'd want to be affiliated with a world class BSD who operates on a global macro level and pays out to his lieutenantsUltimately you probably would want to make the move to management/strategy consulting at a prestigious international organization out of Italy or Russia, or maybe a commodities trader in Colombia or Mexico, but we all know those jobs are hard to get fresh off of the streets. For your first few years bangin, I'd stick with gangs like the Crips or Bloods.prestige on that end is a bit of a wash since it depends a lot on which set you're in (Five Oh Three represent). I've heard some people talk about -13.unless you're deadset on working in emerging markets, I think you'd be better off aiming for the. Crips also seem to have more prestigious alumni with Snoop Dogg, instead of that clown Lil Wayne, so I'd say most Crips sets would probably have better exit opsSince we're on the topic, what commodities would you be positioning your clients in now?
Is the long meth/short heroin trade still on? Hey guys I'm a 2nd year at an elite boutique (think Mossad/Black Panthers/Westboro Baptist) looking to make the move to a larger firm with more international exposure. I've seen AQ branching out lately but management has been shaken up a bit recently. I have contacts there through family and might be interviewing soon, is this shop still any good or are their best days behind them? I also have interviews through a headhunter with the Aryan Brotherhood and a few BBs (Crips/Bloods/PETA). Any suggestions on who will have best deal flow and culture?
Family syndicate compared to gangsPerks of syndicate side:1. Progression - soldier - made man - boss - upper management2.
Exit ops - politics (Kennedy Family), private industry (Gotti), retirement3. Training - early recruitment age, secondary (work with crew), post secondary (prison)4.
Connectivity - unions, policians, police, media, private industry5. International platform with overseas assignments avaiable for the adventurous6. Vertically integrated business model7. Sophisticated financial services available for qualified participantsDownsides:1.
Strict hierarchy, higher level of discipline, blood lines sometimes a factor2. Slow progression, typically have to stab backs to get ahead, takeovers frequent3. Severely restricted post secondary ops (aka, fewer options in private industry)4.
Restricted access to growth industries (aka, drugs & weapons)5. Tougher regulatory environment than past decades (FBI making so many damn rules, DEA, RICO, PATRIOT)6. Increased privatization of traditional industries: aka legal gambling, prostitution, and increased use of private security companies7.
Increased hostility from media and general culture than in past eras, some blame politics, others just see a secular trend towards industry restructuring in the post 911 environmentAll in all, it's an issue of fit: where can you do your best work? There are opportunities on both sides, but one is more focused on the distribution end and the other is more focused on the institutional side of the underworld business. One size does not fit all. Some people jump between the gang side and the syndicate side early in their careers, but by post secondary education time it should be clear where you want to build your career. Jumping from syndicate to syndicate (aka LCN vs mafiya) is typically done on a contract basis only, permanent employment is rare for job switchers and contract workers. Some people do make the jump but it's rare and heavily regulated (FBI again, they got their noses in everything).
As with all such ventures, death, dismemberment, dislocation, relocation, imprisonment, and general disgrace are commonplace.Hey, why not, I got stuck on a boring ass call.