Bloods and crips unite5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() We have to stop killing one another,” says The Game. Almost 300 of them died,” begins the police chief, who points out that 80 percent of the victims and 80 percent of the shooters were young men of color. “Last year in the city of Los Angeles, almost 1,000 people were shot. The second chapter in this movement was written Thursday, July 21, beginning with a video published by The Game and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. In a graphic example of change, a Blood and a Crip took off their red and blue T-shirts, handed them to each other and embraced in friendship. This is a very, very critical moment in our city and our lives.” I see a lot of faces that I’ve never seen come together like this before…. Benny “Taco” Owens, said “I’ve never seen a crowd like this unless I was in prison or a chow hall. writes the passage for everything that happens, positive or negative.įounder of the Detours gang intervention organization, Rev. It only takes a second to lose your life.” And he pointed out that peace in South L.A. The Game put the violence in perspective when he said, “When it’s a gun pointed at you, and it’s cocked back, and you know the only thing standing between you and the gun is God, why you wait until then to start praying, wishing, hoping. ![]() The next step, a strategy session and conflict resolution workshop, was scheduled for July 21, at the Scientology Community Center. It sparked the spirit of hope that once again we’re at a pivotal point in our history and we can make a difference in our own community.” He described what they accomplished this day as being “like the cracking of an atom. When Minister Tony Muhammad called on all who want peace and unity to raise their fists, every arm was raised.
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