We have "Bloods" and "Crips" here in Ottawa also. They get little to no respect. People just look at them as a bunch of wannabes who think they're gangsters. The people that get the respect are the ones who do the shit that the Bloods and Crips claim to but leave the colours behind and don't talk all the bullshit.

Twisted logic:
"Zionist Israel's occupation of Arab Palestine has forced the Arab world to waste billions of precious dollars on armaments making it impossible for these newly independent Arab nations to concentrate on strengthening the economies of their countries and elevate the living standard of their people."
-Malcolm X