Occupy Atlanta: Bloods And Crips Come Together

[Zephie]

Gang affiliations are oftentimes set in stone, with members choosing sides and vowing to remain loyal to their selected group. But two members of the infamously rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips, have put aside their differences in favor of one common cause: Occupy Atlanta.

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Guillory, a 20-year-old who joined the Crips at age 14 met Britton, a 29-year-old Blood member, during an impromptu freestyle rap session at Occupy Atlanta.

"I saw him in the park, saw his colors.," Guillory told Franzen. "There was no mean mug or rivalry because we realized that what's happening here is so much bigger then gang rivalry."

Both men were attracted to the protest and its purpose. Guillory joined the movement after hearing about it on the news. Britton, who was passing the demonstration one day, said he stopped to get more information and never left.

"I stayed for the common cause, speaking for the people," Britton said. "I feel strongly that we have the right to jobs, health care, and affordable higher education."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/occupy-atlanta-bloods-and_n_1080477.html

[Hotler]

1. Wow! k&r

[greytdemocrat]

14. Wow indeed.

I can't believe anyone would be naive enough to believe this.

[ET Awful]

2. I can't be the only one that is a bit surprised to see a gang member want higher education

:)

[reggie the dog]

17. i used to buy weed from a university who was a member of the

satan's disciples

[annabanana]

19. Kids that join when they are really young often see it as an improvement

over whatever their home situation is. And they are often right.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Zephie.:thumbsup:

[roguevalley]

5. something profound is happening. God bless them.

[Hotler]

4. And to add....

"the Bloods and the Crips, have put aside their differences in favor of one common cause"
Too bad those fuckers on the hill in Washington can't do that. I forgot that with the repugs it's all about party before country.

[kenfrequed]

16. Uhm

The republicans making common cause to support OWS would be like Spiders making common cause with butterflies.

[aquart]

6. And in NYC, pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian occupy together.

There's always time to kill each other later (although I hope this reminder of our common humanity makes a difference) but for now we have a more important cause, one that matters to all of us.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

13. Do you have a link?

[BlueToTheBone]

7. That's great! n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. I think Lennon would be so proud.

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

I am totally gobsmacked.....something is happening here.......

:wow:

[nc4bo]

9. Whoa! The message is getting through to more and more......

This has the potential to be a great thing!

[GSanon]

10. You mean, those gangs from the 1980s still exist? nt

.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Question.. I thought these guys were in Los Angeles

Did they borrow the name from the LA gangs, or are they a branch that went to Atlanta? I don't know much about gangs, but I could have sworn these guys started out in Los Angeles.

[stlsaxman]

12. oh, yeah- they're EVERYWHERE.

Late '80's saw them go nationwide.

[yodermon]

15. breaking on FOX: Occupy Wall St. infiltrated by Gang Members

[bullwinkle428]

18. Trust me - they'll run with this by later this afternoon.

[annabanana]

20. HA!. . good one. . .n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

21. Red, Blue...I'm sure they know the problem is about who owns all the GREEN.

CANNN YOU DIG IT!?