People like to blame school/youth violence on guns or video games. However, something that rarely gets mentioned is the rise of "gang culture", and the glorification of it via mass media and music. Many members of this forum likely would count country, rock, blues, jazz, R&B, etc, as their music of choice, and some of those were the prevailing music styles of the times in which we grew up and matured. The prevailing music today is generally rap of some sort or other, most of it with "gangsta" themes. This music and culture are NOT confined to non-white communities or areas, either. Take a look at how "the kids" talk these days as one indicator. I want to state very plainly that this is NOT about race in the least, but about culture...and it's a violent culture at its heart.03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:46 am The topic is straying a bit but since we are talking about fighting back and what we tell our kids I will mention my concern with the fighting lessons. Many of us older fellers in here can remember having fist fights all through school and many times there would be a new found friendship after getting some swats or after school time in detention together.
Things have changed dramatically. With many schools implementing a zero tolerance policy, fighting will likely get you arrested or even expelled. Another big change is the level of violence teens are exposed to through media. I never once worried about someone stabbing or shooting me over a fight and I spent 8 years of my schooling attending school in Pasadena Texas being one of 10 white guys.These kids are shooting and stabbing each other enough these days that it can be risky even having an argument.
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- Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:07 am
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- Topic: Connecticut assault victim gets 18 months in jail for stabbing attacker
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