BigToony Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) The Bloods gang was formed initially to compete against the influence of the Crips in Los Angeles. The rivalry originated in the 1960s when Raymond Washington and other Crips attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School in Compton, California. As a result, Scott formed the Piru street-gang, the first "Bloods" gang. Owens subsequently established the West Piru gang. The Bloods was initially formed to provide members protection from the Crips. Many of the non-Crip gangs used to call one another "blood". On March 21, 1972, shortly after a concert featuring Wilson Pickett and Curtis Mayfield, 20 youths belonging to the Crips attacked and robbed Robert Ballou Jr. outside the Hollywood Palladium. Ballou was beaten to death after refusing 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 became concerned with the escalating Crip attacks. The Pirus, Black P. Stones, Athens Park Boys and other gangs not aligned with the Crips often clashed with them. 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 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 Crip pressure and intimidation. Several gangs that felt victimized by the Crips joined the Pirus to create a new federation of non-Crips neighborhoods. This alliance became the Bloods. The Pirus are therefore considered the founders of the Bloods. By 1978, there were 15 Blood sets. Crips still outnumbered Bloods 3 to 1. To assert their power, the Bloods became increasingly violent. During the 1980s, Bloods began distributing crack cocaine 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 to other cities and states. The Blue Bottom Bloods hit the city known as Black Wolf Bloods, descendants of the Los Santos Bloods organized by Frank Franklin. Moving in the city while in the clutches of the Zetas, Triads & Unwanted has awoken some of the members to the true grittiness of the streets. But these aren't your everyday street thugs. Every member has earned his/her way into the family. All members carry their own weight and is worth their own weight in gold. These Bloods Prefer not shedding blood, but won't hesitate if you stand in the way of their money or allies connected to such monies. Bloods are a loosely structured association of smaller street gangs, known as "sets", that have a common gang culture. There is no known national leader of the Bloods but individual Blood 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 his charisma. The majority of set members are called "soldiers", who are typically 16 to 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 identify with the gang and take part in various criminal activities. To the extent that women belong to the gang, they are usually associates and tend to be used by their male counterparts to carry weapons, hold drugs, or prostitute themselves to make money for their set. Edited October 11, 2022 by Ranger Removed Pictures to clear up OP's attachment space. - Ranger 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrDisciple Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Always good to see another street gang to help populate the hood!! Wishing you all the best with this set of Bloods! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGChyz Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 I interacted with most of the group and I can say that they lack experience to a some sort but definitely looking forward to this group. Hoping to see it make it far. Good luck with this set of bloods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivix_Dubienski Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Proud to be a member. Looking forward to finding our place and seeing how we grow here in the city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santanaa Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Loved reading the extensive lore of this gang. Good luck boys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devcs Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KocKo Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Good luck lads! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashy Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Best of luck! Looking forward to RP'ing with you guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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