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I agree it carries that implication, and I think it's right. Very little is added to the discussion of curbing gang crime by bringing race into the picture. Wh
by wyattpeak 11y ago
I agree it carries that implication, and I think it's right.
Very little is added to the discussion of curbing gang crime by bringing race into the picture. What are the specifically Black solutions to gang behaviour? What are the Hispanic ones?
On the other hand, the culture of racism and intolerance such discussions engender has real and measurable downsides. Cf. every discussion of police interactions by minorities.
- randyrand 11y agoI completely disagree. The culture of black Americans is unique. It's different than the culture of Asians, Hispanics, Whites, ect, and initiatives will effect each culture differently. That much seems certain to me. To say that there is a one size fits all solution to gang violence is to ignore important cultural differences. To just look at family structure: 75% of black families are not married and 60% of mothers with multiple children have them to different fathers. As for how we tackle gangs, I'd need to study to problem longer. But its a hunch of mine that the above family statistics play a role in their formation.