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{{Evil_Organization|Box title = Evil Organization|fullname = Original Crip Homies|alias = Crips|origin = Los Angeles, CA|foundation = 1969|commanders = Stanley Williams (Founder)|agents = ~30,000 - 55,000|skills = Committing multiple crimes|goals = Varies|type of villains = Murderers<br>Drug Traffickers<br>Burglars<br>Extorters<br>Racketeers<br>Illegal Gamblers|headquarters = California|image = Crips Banner.jpg}}The '''Crips''' are an infamous street gang and the rivals of the [[Bloods]] - the two gangs have been involved in a long-running feud that has claimed many lives and are some of the most notorious gangs in North America. | {{Evil_Organization|Box title = Evil Organization|fullname = Original Crip Homies|alias = Crips|origin = Los Angeles, CA|foundation = 1969|commanders = Stanley Williams (Founder)|agents = ~30,000 - 55,000|skills = Committing multiple crimes|goals = Varies|type of villains = Murderers<br>Drug Traffickers<br>Burglars<br>Extorters<br>Racketeers<br>Illegal Gamblers|headquarters = California|image = Crips Banner.jpg}}The '''Crips''' are an infamous street gang and the rivals of the [[Bloods]] - the two gangs have been involved in a long-running feud that has claimed many lives and are some of the most notorious gangs in North America. | ||
Stanley "Tookie" Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old. Williams discounted the sometimes cited | Stanley "Tookie" Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old. Williams discounted the sometimes cited | ||
founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating back to the 1950s and '60s, including post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty, racial segregation leading to the formation of black "street clubs" by young African American men who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement. | founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating back to the 1950s and '60s, including post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty, racial segregation leading to the formation of black "street clubs" by young African American men who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Mafia]] | *[[Mafia]] | ||
*[[Russian Mafia]] | |||
*[[Mongrel Mob]] | *[[Mongrel Mob]] | ||
*[[West Point Mob]] | *[[West Point Mob]] | ||