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The Bloods are a primarily African-American street gang which was founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips . It is identified by the red color worn by its members and by particular gang symbols , including distinctive hand signs.
The war was the subject of a 2008 documentary film Crips and Bloods: Made in America. [42] Movies like Boyz N' the Hood, Menace II Society, South Central also make reference to popular Crip and Blood street gangs such as the Crenshaw Mafia Bloods, Rollin' 60s Crips, Grape Street Crips, Hoover Crips etc.
Nevertheless, by the early 1970s, the Piru Street Boys formed an alliance with other smaller street gangs such as the Brims, Bishops and Denver Lanes, which also opposed the Crips. [9] This alliance became known as the Bloods, as the members of this alliance called each other "blood". [9] Eventually, more Piru sets would form.
Bastards of the Party is a 2005 American documentary film directed by former Bloods gang-member Cle Sloan and produced by Antoine Fuqua. The film explores the creation of two of Los Angeles's most notorious gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, from the perspective of the Los Angeles community. The film also denounces gang violence and presents ...
Sex, Money, Murder (also known as Sex Money Murda, S.M.M., or $.M.M.) is a "set" of the Bloods street gang operating on the East Coast of the United States. The gang was formed in the Soundview section of The Bronx in the Soundview Houses, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) development.
Billy Arnold, 37, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods street gang, which terrorized Detroit's east side, was convicted of 22 counts, including two counts of murder in aid of racketeering, 11 counts ...
The Bloods are a street gang founded in the 70s in Los Angeles. It's made up of various smaller "sets" like the Livingston & Lonsdale Bloods and known for its rivalry with the Crips, another ...
TOMS RIVER - In a rare case of a street gang member breaking ranks with his criminal associates, a judge Friday gave a Toms River man a break for testimony that helped put two members of the ...