Dear: Brian
I believe that when people commit crimes like this the people who did it is sometimes from a good family and was bought up the right way. When people do thing like this they sometimes don’t really knew what they were doing until they are caught and it tear them up when it really hit them because I think anybody in there right mind would not kill for no reason or be killing for nothing something had to happen for this thing to do on this is what I believe. I don’t think it is the nature of people to do thing like kill or there upbringing.
That let me knew that no one is two young to be in a position like these to boys was in. It makes me think that the two boys were in the wrong place at the wrong time. No one have a time when they are going to die and no one knows but the one who take it from you.
The messages that are send out are that its ok to sell drugs, and get out there on your hustle but the thing that the music is not telling you is the problems behind all of that. The popular media is sending the wrong messages and if you don’t have the right parental you will fall right into your death trap. The effect on children is that sense they can do it I can do it but the things about them they are not really doing the things they say in there raps and on TV. I believe it starts in the house and if you are getting it good there you wouldn’t have anything to worry about.
The responsibilities that parents have to protect there kids is make sure there kids are getting the right home training and the wipes that will make them want to do right. I know this because my mom made sure that I was taking care of before I want out the house and my mom favorite saying is if you don’t get at home you would get it on the streets, if you don’t get on the street you would get it in jail but you would get it from some where and I believe it because that is so true.
What do you think about what happen to the two young boys who was killed throw a drug/ money problem in Detroit? I would like to hear your response on the question up ahead.
Thank you for taking your time to read my post.
1 comment:
Hey Delmichael,
I enjoyed reading your insights in to crime and violence. I agree with you that it isn't in anyone's nature to kill someone, which is what makes it so sad that it happens so often.
From reading all of your posts, it sounds like you were brought up well - your emphasis on parents needing to be responsible for teaching their children, for keeping them out of trouble, and for giving them the desire and the tools to be good people, is right on. You sound a lot like me - when I was your age, I definitely screwed up sometimes, but most of the time I did the right thing more because I was scared of disappointing my parents more than I was afraid of being punished. Ultimately, I think that's the important thing for parents to do - to make sure their kids want to do the right thing, and not just that they are afraid to do the wrong thing.
The one question I have for you pertains to your argument that the two kids in Detroit were "in the wrong place at the wrong time". Is there ever a right time to be in the wrong place? It seems as though a lot more can go wrong in the wrong place than in the right place, which is why I have never liked that excuse all that much. If you're in the wrong place, the odds are pretty good that it's the wrong time. That's why it's so important to not let yourself (or your friends) stray too far from what is right. I'm sure those kids didn't want to get caught up in violence, but once they were in that situation, there wasn't much choice. Most good decisions aren't made in the heat of the moment; they're made well before that moment ever could happen.
I especially enjoyed your point about the media sending messages about "getting your hustle on" but forgetting to mention the negative consequences that could happen. I have a great story about that for you:
I grew up listening to Snoop, Dre, and West Coast hip-hop. Now I live in Los Angeles, and I had some friends visiting last week who wanted to drive down and see Compton - if you listen to all of the old Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, NWA, and Snoop albums, it sounds like Compton is the most violent, dangerous place in the world, right? We decided to stop in Compton for breakfast as we were driving through, just to see it and say we were there. Do you know what Compton looks like? There are some really nice office complexes, some brand-new subdivisions with big houses, and a really beautiful library advertising the "Compton Homework Club" which meets every week. Honestly, Compton looks just like Livonia or Canton.
What's my point? Those rappers made a ton of money telling people about how hard-core Compton is, when really it's just like everywhere else. The record labels and movie studios want you to see that image and either fear it or emulate it, but really it's just entertainment. Rapping about libraries, Starbucks, and office buildings won't sell, so they rap about guns, gangs, and girls. But don't see that as real life...it's all just an image.
Great to hear from you, Delmichael - write back soon!
Brian
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