In 2019, another ceasefire was called after the murder of Nipsey Hussle, reports the Los Angeles Times. riots erupted as a response to the acquittal of the cops who beat Rodney King. was in 1992, following the death of a gang member at the hands of the LAPD, which just so happened to be days before the L.A. According to The Source, the first truce of the Watts neighborhood in L.A. Nonetheless, ceasefires have been called by gang leadership. Crips are disparagingly nicknamed "crabs," and any Crip daring to venture into Blood territory is asking for trouble, as a gang member known only as "Red" explained to the Niagara Gazette: "Don't step on our territory and we won't step on yours. Hatred of the Crips is so ingrained that a Blood member can not wear the color blue (the primary Crip color), as per an NYPD gang manual, and must avoid using words containing the letter "C" as much as possible, otherwise writing this letter upside down or stricken through to show disrespect, a style often seen in their graffiti, reports.
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