Criminal
Dec. 1, 2005
Crips Founder's Violent Lessons Speak to Many -- and for Many
Forum Column - By Earl Ofari Hutchinson - In a candid and revealing moment, Stanley "Tookie" Williams told a visitor at San Quentin prison that he helped found the notorious Crips street gang because he wanted to smash everyone, make a rep, get respect and dignity and make sure his name was known everywhere. He got his wish in more ways than he ever dreamed.




By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
In a candid and revealing moment, Stanley "Tookie" Williams told a visitor at San Quentin prison that he helped found the notorious Crips street gang because he wanted to smash everyone, make a rep, get respect and dignity and make s...
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