Velghast t1_ix8hnqq wrote on November 21, 2022 at 3:45 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus

Getting kids off the street is a good start. The youth around here glorify the street. When kids dont think they are worth shit they aspire to be "king" of the streets and running their block. Why? No idea.

ScootyHoofdorp t1_ix8pt3a wrote on November 21, 2022 at 4:42 PM

It's not super complicated. Most people generally want to control their own destiny, which most often means controlling whatever resources are available to them. In rich neighborhoods, that means money...so going to school, getting a job, and/or starting a business are the ways to control that resource. In poor neighborhoods, there is little money, so one of the few resources available to control is territory. So, some people will inevitably assert claim to it and fight over it.