Queen Sheeba Why do we bang on a full moon? There is always hope in correcting this. 3. 3. Select the option or tab named Internet Options (Internet Explorer), Options (Firefox), Preferences (Safari) or Settings (Chrome). The code symbols used in this document are shown in (Illustration #18). Through familiarity with the way that Bloods communicate with each other, I was able to recognize that the first line said Peace, Blood and from this artful beginning, was able to use science to create the symbol table shown in (Illustration #13) which identifies the geometric shape which represents a letter of the alphabet. In 2008, fears of impending gang attacks on October 31 were elevated after a shooting in Newark, New Jersey, with two killings, as well as a Virginia state police intelligence report that mentioned such fears (though it did not actually validate them), as reported in The Grio. You can see in (Illustration #12) how the symbols used in the document are formed by the shapes, which are assigned letters of the alphabet. The creation of this gang has been attributed to a guy named OG Sidewinder, who is regarded as the main founder who created this neighborhood which was a split of Stanley "Tookie" Williams ' West Side Crips. Rules Bloods Have To Follow. Note the use of dots to indicate which tic-tac-toe or X symbol is to be used. TheHoodUp.comis also known to be frequented by local law enforcent, so members of the site have created a unique method of communicating with each other called starring, where they replace multiple letters in a word with an asterisk(*) and only those who can fill in the blanks will know who or what their talking about. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). This outreach has been makinga major impact on Crips in the south and midwest who have all been dropping the use of anything related to the Folks Nationand a 6 point star and are all steady getting bacc to their roots. None of the letter s were crossed out, no familiar three dots in a dog paw pattern. Specifically, I was able to determine the words identified in (Illustrations #4 through #7) because I knew that these phrases were important to the members of the BGD. According to some reports, Stanley ("Tookie . Letters of the alphabet are placed in the open portions of these symbols and then the letters are assigned that shape. The 6 represents Folk and crossing it out shows disrespect. Due to their intense rivalry with Neighbor Hood Crips, the Eight Trays rarely feud with Blood gangs. All of these codes were able to be deciphered by using a combination of science and the art of deciphering a gang code. ", "How the US Exported a Bloods and Crips Gang War to Belize", "Appendix B. 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", This respect for one another also feeds into one of the main reasons and perceived benefits of joining a gang in the first place, particularly in prison: protection. The Cripswere very well knownthroughout southern L.A. as more and more people began to join. MOB These letters represent Member of BloodMost of the time the gang member will tell you that is stands for My Only Brother, Money Over Bitches or MamasOnly Boy. The West Side (W/S) 83 Gangster Crips (pronounced Eight-tray) are one of Los Angeles's most well known African-American Crip gangs. Jim Jones Vampire Life We Own the Night, Stevenson Village Crip (Cold Village Dog). THEY CALLED IT HOOVER BECAUSE THEY BOTHCAME FROM A HOOVER SET. King David Who's your mother? The Crips is an alliance of street gangs that is based in the coastal regions of Southern California. The document in this sample is a document produced by the Black Gangster Disciples. The rivalry started in the 1960s when Washington and other Crip members attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School. As reported in The Charlotte Observer (via The Winston-Salem Journal), in 2018 James Baxton and Pedro Gutierrez presented themselves in Charlotte federal court to answer to charges of racketeering. This shows disrespect towards the Crips. Crip gangs strictly bang (go to war) to defend their territory (hood) before any alliance or card, and are known to be very vicious in their attaccs. DEVIL AND FOLK 7. Contrary to popular belief, real Crips are not part of the Folks Nation Alliance, they are part of the Cripsalliance. The Gangology Specialist Certification focuses on developing the student's level of knowledge pertaining to street gang evolution, gang crime law, gang identification, communications, typology, personal safety, and the psychological and sociological impact street gangs have on society, as well as officer and public safety. [1] The states with the highest estimated number of Crip sets are California, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. The gang's size and power was largely augmented by the profits from the street sale of crack cocaine throughout the 1980s{[fact}}. Debate over the origins of the Crips gang, crack cocaine in the United States during the 1980s, "Canada's gang hotspots are you in one? Members of the Bloods and Crips occasionally fight each other and, as of 2010, are responsible for a significant portion of gang-related murders in Los Angeles. He can be contacted at: KLIVANS@optonline.net. Gangs have developed their own spoken language or terminology. Some self-identified Crips have been convicted of federal racketeering. [28], Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating to the 1950s, including: post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty; racial segregation of young African American men, who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, leading to the formation of black "street clubs"; and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement. Members find many ways to say the same thing. Although many of these groups were nothing more than childish groups mimicking dress and slang they saw in a movie, some soon became involved in violent activity and drug sales comparable to gang activity committed by original Blood gang members in California. During the next 10-years the Bloods continued to operateand grow in a fragmented manner. The gangs under the CripAlliance are mainly identified by the color blue which is wornproudly by all Cripmembers as a primary color. RAYMOND WASHINGTON WAS KILLED 1979. Posted by Gangs Goons and Gunz on 11/09/2011 in News. Between 1982 1984 the violence between the two groups skyrocketed. The West Side (W/S) 52 Hoover Gangster Crips (or "5-Deuce" Hoover Gangster Crips") are an active and long standing African-American street gang founded in the western region of South Los Angeles, California.They originated around 52nd Street and Hoover Street, between Vermont Avenue and Figueroa Avenue during the 1970s. [43], Some practices of Crip gang life include graffiti and substitutions and deletions of particular letters of the alphabet. Born in the RikersIsland New York jail, African Americaninmates created the group as a way to protect themselves from the Latin Kings, which was the most prevalent group in the jail system at that time. The Crip Alliance is an alliance in which ALL Crip sets are under. Updates? I have found that the method of knowing what is important to the writer can be a valuable tool in deciphering gang codes. But my Nation will always stand in the shine of the Six. https://rapdict.org/index.php?title=Eight_Tray_Gangster_Crips&oldid=124136. This alliance was established to protect gang members incarcerated in state and federal prison. Spilling - Bloody 7. Gang codes will sometimes use more than one symbol to represent a letter of the alphabet. Finally, we examined a code used by a gang that is rich in culture and history and this code was deciphered as a result of knowing what was important to the code writer. The Crips were well-known for their rivalry with the Bloodseven though infighting caused three times more deaths. This widespread miseducationof the Crips has leadto a recent major outreach by west coast Cripsto all Cripsacross the country to let them know that Crips do not represent the Folks Nationof Chicago and do not represent the Gangster Disciples 6 point star and lit. The Eight-Trays were unable to find the new recruit (who was actually from an area now controlled by the Rollin 90s Neighborhood Crips) for he had already turned himself in to the police. A broken 8-ball indicates a disagreement or "beef" between Folks and Crips.[37]. For example many larger, well established gangs have their own societal rules of behavior (laws), tribunals to punish rule-breakers (courts), dues collection (taxes) and even their own holidays! states. Any organization needs a steady source of revenue to help fund their activities, and Bloods are no different. To minimize attention from law enforcement, many Blood gang members abandon wearing obvious identifiers of gang affiliation so they could continue illegal activity with little fear of apprehension. Protect The Hood. PEOPLE CALLED THEM CRIBBLES BECOUSE OF THERE WALKING CANES. What was once a single gang is now a loosely connected network of individual sets, often engaged in open warfare with one another. Earl Donnell Riley, who had a laundry list of previous criminal convictions and was just released from prison 10 months ago, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the officers. In the following code samples, I will explain how I used the art of deciphering and the science of code breaking together to decipher a coded document. The reason many Crips and other gang members choose to communicate with each other on TheHoodUp.comover other sites is because of the ability to remaincompletely anonymous and avoid being tracced by the internet-police while being able to communicate with other gang members from around the world. So as soon as I start fighting, two, three of them will engage instantly even if I was in the right.". It was during this time crack hit Los Angeles. JUST LIKE THE SLOGAN SAYS "CHITTY CHITTYBANG BANG NUN BUT A CRIP THING CRIPS DONT DIE THEY MULTIPLY FROM CRATTLE TO GRAVE". [44] Crips traditionally refer to each other as "Cuz" or "Cuzz", which itself is sometimes used as a moniker for a Crip. THE NAME STUCC AND NEVER LEFT. Other gangs, notably the Bloods, were established in response to the Crips growing power. "I got love for [him]. Their ferocity would help them overcome their numerical disadvantage and . Gang members in gangs under the Cripallainceare known as Locsand all Cripscall each other cuz (short for cousin) to signify that they see each other as family. This type of code is very flexible because the users can place any letter in any symbol opening. I was able to begin the translation of this document because I recognized the symbols used by the BGD and then used that information to identify words and phrases that are important to the philosophy of this gang. Like an HOA or your favorite streaming service, Bloods membership comes with monthly dues. 4. The Crips gained national attention for their bitter rivalry with the Bloods. As I examined the document I saw what appeared to be the word Bloods as shown in (Illustration #9). It has become the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for correctional professionals nationwide. Writing the number 5 very large and/or BOLD, this shows respect for the gang. You will see the number 5 inside of the star sometimes and also the word Blood written from right to left around the points. It was during this time of conflict that several gangs joined forces to combat the growing Cripthreat. The group, which is largely African American, is traditionally associated with the color blue. Weve looked at several different types of codes. [1] Crips also profit from extorting local drug dealers who are not members of the gang. Gangs are cultures within our Culture and societies within our Society. The second line contained Alls Well (Note the punctuation). We must understand that this terminology, like all terminology, is a dynamic and . The fourth line contained All Is Not Well,. Attacking non-gang members, or neutrals, went against typical West Coast Blood practices, which preferred to target rival gangs. The Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African-American gang founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond Washington and Stanley Tookie Williams III. One example from this report describes how the Southside Brim have seven listed ranks starting with "Baby Gangster" and ending with the highest rank of "Triple OG (Original Gangster).". Cross out all 6s. WE STAND STRONG FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH EAST TO THE WEST TO MYNEST I PROMISE I WILL DO MY BEST I WILL ALWAYS RIDE NEVER DENIE TO I WILL LAY IN MY NEST BUT UNTILL THENKING DAVID WILL HAVE MY BEST IMA GANGSTA NOW NO TURNING BACC KISS MY FLAG CUZ I LOVE MY RAG GRAUD MY CEEDS TILL I BLEED WHEN I DIE PLEASE DNT CRY TAKE MY FLAG AND USE IT TO RIDE LOVE MY FOLK AND MY LOC TILL I DIE C'S UP HIGH, DEFIND ALL CRIPS UNTILL I DIE FOREVA THROWINGC'S IN THE SKY WHEN I DIE PLACE 3 C'S ACROSS MY CHEST TELL KING HOOVER I DID MY BEST LET IT RAIN LET IT FLOOD U A SLOB OR A CRIP BUST A SLOB IN HIS LIP WATCH HIS FAVORITE COLOR DRIP, WHEN I DIE SHOW ME NO PITTY BURY ME DEEP IN GANGSTA CITY PLACE 2 GAUGES AT MY SIDE A 6 POINT ACROSS MY CHEST MY GOLDEN CROWN UPON MY HEAD MY FLAG AROUND MY LEFT WRIST A BLACC ONE OVER MY EYES A SLOBS BLOOD AT MY FEET, TELL KING HOOVER I DID MY BEST, TELL KING DAVID TO LEAD THE WAY AND JACOB TO OPEN THEDOOR, SHEBBA TO SHOW PURITY WITH A SINGLE TEAR, GOING TO STACC EM HIGH AND TALL BY STACCIN LIKE PETTER PAUL IF U AINT CRIP DNT STACC AT ALL, I RAN WITH MY CUZZ ALL THE TIME, HIGH ROLLIN MY ASS TILL 1 DAY ALL MY GANGSTA IN ALINE THE LINE BROKE, I GOT SMOKED TELL EM TO FORM THE LINE EVEN TIGHTER THIS TIME FOR IF YOU DNT BELEAVE ASK MYCUZZ PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL CUZZ'IN ON THE RUN THATS Y I STICCWITH JESUS ANDGOD ALL IS ONE AND ALL IS WELL FOR JUST ASK THE PANTHER, JACOBS QUESTION BEFOR THE GOLDEN GATE WILL OPEN, LET IT RAIN LET IT DRIP FOR IT FLOOD ANUTHER JUST BUSTEM IN HIS LIP AND IF HE ASK U YOUR TRIP U BETTA SHOUT HOOVER CRIP NOW MYCUZZ WAT SHALL U BUST (HE IS ASKIN U TO BUST HIM IN HIS NAME, FOR THE BLUE IS TRUE THE RED IS DEAD FOR ALL THE BLOOD KING DAVID SHED WE SHAL BURRY ANUTHER FIVE CAUSE ONLY CRIP FEAL THE JIVE AS THE SKY RAISES IN THE SKY I SEE EYE TO EYEWITH THE BEST AS HOOVERS EAGLE BRINGS ME MY SWORD OH LARRY HOOVER WAS THE ONLY SLOB THUS SLOB REMOVER.