scrappinmama
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by scrappinmama on Aug 6, 2019 21:44:51 GMT
This a a great start. In addition, we need to invest in inner cities with high crime. Invest with our time and resources by supporting community outreach efforts, provide a safe place for young people so that they can start off in the right direction, spend money in the schools, etc. Show the children from these communities that there is a better life out there. yes. They need jobs and investment in the communities. I agree about the schools too, especially in Chicago. There are a lot of groups doing the kind of work you explain above. They need money. I would also suggest some of those kids know there's a better life out there; I'm guessing a lot of those kids know that it is well out of reach for them. It's so true that they think it's out of their reach. I grew up in the ghetto. What made a difference for me were a handful of teachers, school counselors and a college recruiter that actually told me there was a way out and that way out was through education. It makes a huge difference to be told over and over again, because eventually they will believe it. Education saved me. I went on to get a degree. That was my ticket to a better way of life. |
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Post by papersilly on Aug 6, 2019 21:51:03 GMT
depends on why the shooting are happening. is it robbery? then look at the poverty that is driving the robberies. or is it for retaliation? then we need to look at the gangs. is it for racial reasons? then examine the racial divide issues. i don't think the answer blankets all the cities. find the root first.
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