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Old 08-18-2002, 04:09 PM  
Pornwolf
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Wow! Remind me not to move to Germany!

Sly, I see your point. When you said "More discipline, more structure, more expectations, and more parent involvement." you were right on point. All of those things are easily acheived... well almost. The reason you have kids deferring to thug life and worshiping the bling bling fantasy is that it's the only thing they can hope to expect since they feel the government isn't giving them a fair shake. This goes for both races which is why you have an alarming number of wiggers(for lack of a better term).

The reason for this is the stuff they see and hear everyday, police recklessly eyballing them at every corner, rundown schools, and even extreme potholes and broken streetlights in their neighborhoods. All of this leads them to believe the people in power don't care about them and that the odds are stacked against them. With this in mind, that makes them adopt a "thug lifestyle", which makes them feel like they have a little respect through menacing looks and mild fear, they feel that they can't get that level of respect any other way. If you ever wondered why thug life is so popular now you know. Bad boys have always been in style but this for a whole different reason.

If they are given some signs that they have a chance to do something with their lives early enough things can change. Instead of police recklessly eyeballing these kids and not saying anything to them until they are in cuffs, police need to speak to them and make themselves known in the communities.

Drugs and the 80's lifestyle has effectively destroyed the poor parents between 35 and 50. They are by and large a worthless bunch of individuals. If you have successful parents be happy and hold your comments. You are lucky. The parents of these kids cannot be relied on for much. If anything is to change it's gonna take the teachers and the smart politicians to show these kids what's out there for them. The kids don't know they have options! If you don't know options exist what else can you be expected to do but become the same thing you see everyday?That's only a worthless older dude with a 40oz in his hand and a welfare card in his pocket. The cycle will continue and get worse.

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