Usually money or drugs drive people to commit violent acts like the one that happened several days ago in Detroit. The way people are raised is most of the time the cause for someone to commit such a violent act. Many of the people who do something like that had parents who didnt care about there futures. you dont see that many drug dealers that are raised from caring parents.
When i heard and read about the incident with the two boys in west Detroit i was shocked. It also made me mad because those boys if they had better parents would have tried to move away to try and avoid something like this from happening.
Many types of popular media today encourage the use of violence. This sends the message to people and children that it is ok to use violence. Its never ok to use violence especially to solve a problem, it only makes things worse.
Parents have the responsibility to watch and make sure their children have a better future. to protect their children from being a victim or perpetrator of these violent acts they need to teach their children to stay away from drugs.
what do you think of this issue?
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Crime and poverty, unfortunately go hand in hand. The connection made itself evident again in the incident you mentioned in Detroit.
From everything I've heard and read about people living in poverty, it's a completely different world. The typical family structure of waking up to breakfast, mom and dad is simply not there.
I'd agree with you that the way children are raised contributes to potential future violent acts, but it's hard for us to imagine what life is like for those living in extreme poverty, where whatever money that is kicking around is blown on guns, drugs and booze.
That's what the adults in that environment know because they grew up in, too.
The cycle of violence ends with us recognizing the problem as opposed to running away from them. These families in inner city Detroit, Flint, Saginaw and elsewhere need help to break the cycle of drugs, violence and to be productive members of our society.
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