That's not true. The Crips started out as the Baby Avenues and they were trying to be a subset of the Black Panthers(LA) and help with minor crimes for them. They were actually with Piru until a beef with one turned the Prius away from them and joining a collective set of rival gangs and called themselves Bloods. This happened around 1972. The Crips started out trying to gain more territory, not just protecting the ones they already had. Later, QD.Originally Posted by AllBlackCivic