The Crips

Last Saturday, a fellow missionary hosted a film documenting the start of the two most famous gangs in the U.S., the Crips and the Bloods: Crips and Bloods: Made in America. The film interviewed past and present gang members, as well as former gang members and historians. It was a sobering account of what happens when people treat each other as less than the image bearers of God that we are. One of the original Crips, Zane Smith, watched the film with us. He had not seen the film before and had declined to take part in its production. He shared his perspective about the beginning of the Crips after the film was over. See his story at Part One and Part Two. He especially challenged us as Christians to be part of the solution to the issues that have given rise to gangs. A very interesting afternoon.