![]() ![]() Gang members specifically from Compton are typically still known as Pirus, whereas all others can be universally termed as Bloods.īecause of their tendency to represent their sets by wearing red or burgundy-colored clothing - a retaliatory move against the Crips’ use of blue clothing - the word Piru has more recently been adapted into an acronym that means People or Pimps in Red Uniforms. As of 2018, Pirus are known as a subset of the Bloods and have roughly fifteen different “sets,” as affiliated subgroups are called, around the state of California, from San Diego to Sacramento. Some people incorrectly interchange the terms Piru and Blood, believing that the two terms mean the same thing. The gang originally aligned with the Crips gang, but after falling out in 1972, the Pirus joined forces with the Brims and other local gangs to form what is known today as the Bloods. In 1969, two Compton residents who lived on Piru Street, Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens, formed a street gang called the Piru Street Boys.
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