Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe View Post
OK, let's presume that I agree with you....it could be that i lived a sheltered, middle class life, in a land far, far away from what you just described.

-Why has crime gone up and being a gangster more reputable and worthy of attention by these youth than holding a good paying job and fitting in to society, with less fear of being killed?

-What is your proposal to reduce these kinds of thugs?

-How can you dispute figures on crime reduction when unemployment among the poor is low, and higher crimes when unemployment among the poor is high? I see a correlation....maybe I am wrong in this logic, but this is how it appears to me?

jd
Im not disputing that crime would be lower when there is less unemployment. What I am saying is that there are alot of people that are unemployed because they threw away their education when they were young.

The only thing I "propose" is these families and kids get their heads out of their asses and take advantage of the opportunity this country gives them by means of a free education.

Beyond that, its not up to us to babysit or raise people's children. I am not into socialism, so I am certainly not in favor of some silly government program to 'solve the problem'. It can be solved easily by those people themselves. But if they are unwilling to help themselves then I see no reason to waste time or money on them.