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Status_Fox_1474 t1_j36ni60 wrote

We're cutting more from the youth services budget, aren't we?

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mowotlarx t1_j36tetj wrote

We have to make sacrifices to pay for all of the hundreds of millions we dole out in settlements due to NYPD corruption and abuse, you know?

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Rottimer t1_j37t4bn wrote

Those cuts to the DoE end up cutting after school programs too. Guess when most teen crimes occur.

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someone_whoisthat OP t1_j37z89w wrote

The kids going out shooting, robbing, and assaulting were definitely in the school band program /s

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centuryblessings t1_j38214t wrote

Your sarcasm falls flat. Plenty of kids are lured away from bad lifestyles because they're passionate about music and have access to free programs where they can cultivate their skills.

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