Comments on: THE WIRE Pt. 2: Do a large majority of children get involved in crime out of necessity to survive? http://mlhodges.com/2006/12/18/the-wire-pt-2-do-a-large-majority-of-children-get-involved-in-crime-out-of-necessity-to-survive/ Words inspire, motivate, and incite mental riots that result in change... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joel http://mlhodges.com/2006/12/18/the-wire-pt-2-do-a-large-majority-of-children-get-involved-in-crime-out-of-necessity-to-survive/#comment-38 Joel Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:23:21 +0000 http://mlhodges.com/?p=73#comment-38 I think #1 and #4 are the two biggest pieces of the puzzle. #4 can lead to #5 which is also vital. I think it also has to do with where these kids live. A suburban kid with a ghetto mentality can get into the same drama if they look hard enough for it and run with the crowd that embraces it. In this case, I feel it has more to do with just looking for trouble more so than the other reasons. I come from a perspective that sees well-off, suburban kids that should have all of their basic needs met but want to live the life of a thug. It's mainly because they think it's "cool" and so do the dead weights that they run with. But in the case of the cities, you have different circumstances that dictate certain actions. In that case, I believe #1 and #4 are the root causes. I think #1 and #4 are the two biggest pieces of the puzzle. #4 can lead to #5 which is also vital. I think it also has to do with where these kids live.

A suburban kid with a ghetto mentality can get into the same drama if they look hard enough for it and run with the crowd that embraces it. In this case, I feel it has more to do with just looking for trouble more so than the other reasons. I come from a perspective that sees well-off, suburban kids that should have all of their basic needs met but want to live the life of a thug. It’s mainly because they think it’s “cool” and so do the dead weights that they run with.

But in the case of the cities, you have different circumstances that dictate certain actions. In that case, I believe #1 and #4 are the root causes.

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