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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
The Hispanic population is equally Impovereshed , yet the jump to violence and gun culture pales in comparison to the black community. The "thug life" mentality and it's glorification in pop culture is equally to blame as poverty is. I would say my family hovered around the poverty line 10 years in the eighties, yet I was taught right from wrong, respect for myself and for others and how to make a better life.
The mentality in the communities is what needs to change, how to do it is the question. Professional Athletes and Hip Hop artists have shown us that an end to poverty does necessarily mean an end to to crime and violence, be it petty drug charges or more severe.
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I have to agree, it must be race, I mean when do you ever hear about Mexicans resorting to drug related violence.