bLoOds/uNiteD bLoOd nAtiOn ( eAst cOast bLoOd nAtiOn )

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          by LatE 1971 tHe AVALON gArdEn cRips aNd dA inGLe wOoD cRips jOinEd fOrCe witH dA otHer cRips sEt. tHe criP bEgAn tO exPand tO nOn cRip gAng tErriToriEs. tHe L.A. bRimS wHicH beGaN iN 1969 oN Da wEstsidE weRe a pOweRfuL stReet gAnG, bUt bdEr weR nOt cRips, aNd dA bLoOds aLLiancE hAd nOt bEeN estAbLishEd. seVerAL gAnGs wHiCh eVentUaLLy bEcAme pArt Of dA  bLoOd fAmiLyhAd aLreAdy existEd tHougH.

          tHeRe weR aLsO dA pIrU stReet bOys iN cOmptOn, dA bIshOps, atHEns pArk bOys anD dA dEnvEr LanEs. dA piRu wHicH arE dA bLoOd nOw, aCtuaLLy hanG oUt witH da cRiPs prior tO 1972. fOr a sHort tiMe tHey knOw aS dA piRu stReet cRips, anD tHey aLsO wOrE dA tRaditiOnAL bLuE rAgs (bAndAnA) aS pArt of tHeiR attiRe.

         dURiNg dA sUmmEr 0f 1972, dA cRiPs fRom cOmptOn, anD dA piRus hAd a cOnfLict, anD an aLL oUt rUmbLe eNsuEd. dA piRus weR ouT nUmbEreD, anD dA cRips prEvaiLed, dA piRus wAntEd tO tErMinAted pEacEfUL reLatiOns witH dA criPs sO tHey tUrnEd tO dA LueDerS pArk HustLeRs fOr bAck up. tHey aGreEd aNd a mEetiNg wAs cALLeD oN piRu stReeT. dA cRips hAd MurdEreD aN L.A. bRim MembEr eArLieR tHat yEaR, sO dA piRus aSkEd dA bRiMs tO attEnD dA mEetiNg tOo, OtHerS attEndeD wEre dA dEnvEr LanEs, aNd dA bIshOps.

        hOw tO cOmbAt cRip iNtiMidAtiOn wAs diSCussEd aLoNg witH dA crEatiOn oF nEw aLLiancE tO cOunteR dA cRips. at tHat timE cOLoR oF bAndAnaS wAs nOt imPortaNt, bUt sinCe dA cRipS wEar kNow wEaR bLuE bAndAnnAs, Da piRu aNd dA otHer gRouPs dEcidEd tO discOntiNue dA wEarinG oF bLuE bAndAnnAs. tHey dEcidE tO taKe oN dA weAriNg oF aN oPpositE cOLoR, rEd,  anD cReatEd a unitEd oRgAnizAtiOn wHicH  LatEr bEcAme knOws aS a bLoOds. dA piRu, bRims, AthEns pArk bOys aNd pUebLoS dEcidE tO unitE witH dA bLoOds, and sOoN aftEr, otHer gRoupS wHo had bEeN tHrEatenEd oR attAcked by cRipS jOinEd dA bLoOds.

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       dA uniteD bLoOd nAtiOn, simPly cALLed bLoOds, fOrmEd iN 1993, wiThiN dA nEw yOrk cIty jAiL sySteM  oN rIkeRs islAnD's, sOmEtiMes caLLeD C-73. GMDC  wAs usEd tO seGregAtE probLeM iNmatE fRom dA rEst of Da dEtatiOn cEntEr. dA LatiN kiNgs weRe dA mOst pRevALent aNd oRgAnizAtiOn gAnG iN NYC jAiL systEm. DA LatIn kiNgs witH mOstLy hisPaniC membEr, weRe tArgEtiNg aFricAn aMericAn inMatEs witH vioLenCe. tHesE afriCan amEricAn inmAtEs, oRgAnizeD bY sOmE of dA mOrE viOLent aNd cArisMAtiC iNmatEs, fOrmEd a prOtEctiOn gRouPs wiTh tHey cALLeD dA uNitEd bLoOd nAtiOn. tHis uNitEd bLoOd nAtiOn, wHicH wAs aCtuaLLy a pRisOn GaNg , wAs eMulAtinG dA bLoOd stReet gAnG iN Los AnGeLes, cALifOrniA, sEvErAL oF dA LeadEr oF diS rEcEtLy cReate pRisOn GanG fOrMed eiGHt oRig. bLoOds seT tO rEcrUit iN dA nEigHbOrHooDs aCroSs dA nEw yoRk City.. tHesE oRig.  set wEre: MAD STONE VILLAINS (mSv), VALENTINE BLOODS (vB), NINE TREY GANGSTER (NtG),  GanGstEr kiLLer bLoOds (gKb),  oNe eiGth tRey (183) bLoOds,  hit sQuad bRimS (hSb),  bLoOd stOnE viLLaiNs (bsV)  anD seX, mOnEy mUrdEr (sMm).