The Bloods is one of Los Angeles, California's street gangs. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the street gang For other uses see Piru (disambiguation. The Black P Stones, originally Blackstone Rangers, are a Gang that formed in the area of Blackstone Avenue and Sixty-sixth Place in the Woodlawn area of Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries People Nation is an alliance of Street gangs generally associated with the Chicago area The Latin Kings are the oldest largest and most organized Hispanic Street Gang which has its roots dating back to the 1940s in Chicago Illinois The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond The Folk Nation (also known as Folks) is an alliance of Street gangs based in the Chicago area which has since spread throughout the United States The Mexican Mafia, also known as La eMe (Spanish for the letter M is a Mexican Criminal organization, and is one of the oldest and most powerful Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and their gang symbol. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength A gang signal is a visual or verbal way gang members identify their affiliation The Bloods are made up of various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States, and have even influenced youth groups using the same name in Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1][2]

History

Starting in late 1971, the Avalon Garden Crips, Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. The Avalon Gardens is a Public housing project with 80 units at 701 East 88th Place Los Angeles California. The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories such as those controlled by The L. A. Brims, a powerful street gang that had been formed in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Due to the encroachments of the Crips, several gangs eventually became part of the Blood family, including the Bishops and Athens Park boys. Athens is an unincorporated district in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County California, near the intersection of the Century The Denver Lanes also had conflicts with the Crips, but were outnumbered and eventually became unknown in California for some time. The Piru Street Boys, who presented a powerful force in Compton, actually collaborated with the Crips prior to 1972, as the Crips had affected the Piru neighborhoods. This article is about the street gang For other uses see Piru (disambiguation. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the street gang For other uses see Piru (disambiguation.

Notes

• According to a Los Angeles Weekly profile, the Bloods generally refuse to use the letter C in words and names, often replacing C with B for Bloods or appending a K, to form CK, meaning crip killer^[3]
• Bloods also wear their "colors" on their right side, often with bright red shoe laces, a red belt, or a red bandana in the back right pocket. LA Weekly is a free weekly Tabloid -sized Newspaper (a so-called " Alternative weekly " in Los Angeles California ^[4]
• An urban legend claims that the Bloods, as well as other gangs such as the Hells Angels practice an initiation ritual that involves driving at night with their headlights off and murdering the first motorist who flashes their own headlights at them. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ( HAMC) is a world-wide " one-percenter " motorcycle gang whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson ^[5]. In reality initiation usually involves committing a certain crime or crimes (sometimes five in homage to the "5 point star" of People Nation), or more often being "jumped in" for five seconds - getting beat up by other members in the gang. Sometimes being "blessed" in is another ritual, where a member hits the inductee full force in the forehead. Initiation rituals vary across regions, or even sets or the member being inducted.

See also

• List of California street gangs
• Crips

References

• Yusuf Jah, Sister Shah'keyah, UPRISING : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire, ISBN 0-684-80460-3

External links

• Listing of Los Angeles based Bloods neighborhoods