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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 Drug Traffickers Burglars Extorters Racketeers 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.

{{Important}}{{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 Drug Traffickers Burglars Extorters Racketeers 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

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.

The original name for the alliance was "Cribs," a name narrowed down from a list of many options, and chosen unanimously from three final choices, which included the Black Overlords, and the Assassins. Cribs was chosen to reflect the young age of the majority of the gang members. The name "Cribs" generated into the name "Crips" when gang members began carrying around canes to display their "pimp" status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or "Crips" for short. A Los Angeles Sentinel article in February 1972 referred to some members as "Crips" (for cripples). The name had no political, organizational, cryptic, or acronymic meaning, though some have suggested it stands for Common Revolution In Progress. Williams, in his memoir, further refuted claims that the group was a spin-off of the Black Panther Party or formed for a community agenda, the name "depicted a fighting alliance against street gangs—nothing more, nothing less." Washington, who attended Fremont High School, was the leader of the East Side Crips, and Williams, who attended Washington High School, led the West Side Crips.

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[[Category:Brutes]]

[[Category:Important]]

[[Category:Drug Dealers]]

[[Category:Wrathful]]

[[Category:Extortionists]]

[[Category:Vandals]]

[[Category:Tragic]]

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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.
+{{Important}}{{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
-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.
 The original name for the alliance was "Cribs," a name narrowed down from a list of many options, and chosen unanimously from three final choices, which included the Black Overlords, and the Assassins. Cribs was chosen to reflect the young age of the majority of the gang members. The name "Cribs" generated into the name "Crips" when gang members began carrying around canes to display their "pimp" status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or "Crips" for short. A Los Angeles Sentinel article in February 1972 referred to some members as "Crips" (for cripples). The name had no political, organizational, cryptic, or acronymic meaning, though some have suggested it stands for Common Revolution In Progress. Williams, in his memoir, further refuted claims that the group was a spin-off of the Black Panther Party or formed for a community agenda, the name "depicted a fighting alliance against street gangs—nothing more, nothing less."<br />Washington, who attended Fremont High School, was the leader of the East Side Crips, and Williams, who attended Washington High School, led the West Side Crips.
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 [[Category:Brutes]]
 [[Category:Important]]
+[[Category:Drug Dealers]]
+[[Category:Wrathful]]
+[[Category:Extortionists]]
+[[Category:Vandals]]
+[[Category:Tragic]]