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OriginalGatorHater said:
I don't have a hatred for policing. I don't like people that abuse others. There just happens to be crossover.

You are 100% wrong. I am a law abiding citizen and I have been in every socioeconomic level and at no point have the majority of my black neighbors appreciated your presence in our community. Most of the "crime" that you prevent doesn't even effect the average person living in our communities. A gang member killing another gang member or someone selling drugs, is not effecting me. Me getting arrested because I look like a drug dealer or getting beat up for "resisting" does effect me.
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You lived in a unique neighborhood then.
 
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Caneinator said:
But the gang culture that exists, and the gang violence sure does matter to those who are caught in the crossfire.

Are you saying you got arrested because you "looked like a drug dealer" and have been beat up by the police for no reason?
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I was "caught in the crossfire". Since I lived in the same building that it was going down in. And just like you were saying regarding your team. 99.9% of the time they keep it within themselves. Almost every murder in my building was among them. Almost all the robberies, etc. When those people call you up and say "I was just robbed" they won't tell you, but 9/10 times they were involved with those gangs as well.

I have been lucky enough, thank god, to never have been arrested for looking like a drug dealer(or for any reason for that matter). If that happened to me, I would still be living in the hood sine a felony ruins any chance you have of making a decent salary. But I know countless people who have. And yes I have been beat up numerous times for no reason. If you were an officer in a majority white suburb or something, you wouldn't understand where I am coming from.
 
OriginalGatorHater said:
No schit kids that graduate HS do better. Never said they don't. I never said anything regarding church either. I go to church every Sunday so you are barking up the wrong tree regarding that one.

As far as kids out of wedlock, that doesn't mean anything since tons of things may be effecting that. People who have kids out of wedlock are most likely poorer which would cause them to most likely end up in a worse situation. The number 1 indicator of wealth, is how wealthy your parents are.

You also left out the most important factor in your 3 factor model. its poverty. Poverty trumps all those things. A HS dropout, with 1 parent, athiest, who is the son of a billionaire is going to do far better in life. Than a a HS grad, who goes to church every sunday, and has 2 parents. 999/1000 times.
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Yes Jeff Bezos kids will be richer than ours. That’s not the point. The point is people who start in poverty can pull themselves out with those behaviors and years of social data show it.
 
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imurcane said:
Because one man and one woman isnt the only family accepted by humans residing in America, the religious right is up in arms ready to break up more families. It is simply a talking point. Who in their right mind cares who sleeps with who?
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Yes, keep railing against one man and one woman present in the home raising the kids together. Things are working out so well with all those alternatives. No consequences! Right?
 
We the Boss said:
Yes Jeff Bezos kids will be richer than ours. That’s not the point. The point is people who start in poverty can pull themselves out with those behaviors and years of social data show it.
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They can, I did it. But there is a ton of luck involved. If you never been in that situation you wouldn't understand. most people do not, because most people aren't lucky.
 
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OriginalGatorHater said:
I can't speak on that, but in the 30 or so years I have been around it hasn't improved very much at all.
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Exactly. This is the problem I have with government programs. When they've been shown ineffective, it's almost impossible to make a change because somebody's income relies on the status quo.

I don't know of a single person who wants to see anyone in poverty, but just suggesting looking at other approaches will either have the status quo fans calling you heartless and suggesting you don't want to see people succeed or have the heartless cheering you on with calls to dismantle it all.

This guy obviously had a troubled home life more than just poverty.
 
JD08 said:
Exactly. This is the problem I have with government programs. When they've been shown ineffective, it's almost impossible to make a change because somebody's income relies on the status quo.

I don't know of a single person who wants to see anyone in poverty, but just suggesting looking at other approaches will either have the status quo fans calling you heartless and suggesting you don't want to see people succeed or have the heartless cheering you on with calls to dismantle it all.

This guy obviously had a troubled home life more than just poverty.
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War on poverty is the only boondoggle that exceeds our failure in the war on terror.
 
JD08 said:
They've had portables since I went to school and the old high school campus was very open. With all the recent growth, I'd expect more trailers, not less.

With all the stupid things politicians find to spend money on, I think the can spare a few bucks for school safety.
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Were going to build school fortresses and make the gun manfacturers pay for it!
 
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JD08 said:
Exactly. This is the problem I have with government programs. When they've been shown ineffective, it's almost impossible to make a change because somebody's income relies on the status quo.

I don't know of a single person who wants to see anyone in poverty, but just suggesting looking at other approaches will either have the status quo fans calling you heartless and suggesting you don't want to see people succeed or have the heartless cheering you on with calls to dismantle it all.

This guy obviously had a troubled home life more than just poverty.
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Oh ya 100%. This guy is not the type I was referencing when it comes to poverty. He and all the other school shooters are crazy. When I talk about poverty causing crime I am talking about gang members and schit like that. Not school shooters. The thing is the gov programs haven't gotten better, but without them I wouldn't be here today. I would be dead. Because we relied on food stamps to eat. Without them I would have starved to death. Same without Medicaid then Obamacare. So i don't think they are actually helping most people get out of poverty, but it does save a ton of lives and does help some people make it out of poverty.
 
CFLCane said:
So lock the kids down like prisoners , make them run active shooter drills and put paul blart on the door. No wonder we have mental issues.
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No Einstein... they're free to leave. Its hardening from intruders...
The irony of you saying that - when your idea create prisoners out of everybody.
 
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CFLCane said:
Were going to build school fortresses and make the gun manfacturers pay for it!
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You might be overdramatizing the suggestion a tad. Again, it was done throughout Palm Beach County without much ado.
 
OriginalGatorHater said:
Oh ya 100%. This guy is not the type I was referencing when it comes to poverty. He and all the other school shooters are crazy. When I talk about poverty causing crime I am talking about gang members and schit like that. Not school shooters. The thing is the gov programs haven't gotten better, but without them I wouldn't be here today. I would be dead. Because we relied on food stamps to eat. Without them I would have starved to death. Same without Medicaid then Obamacare. So i don't think they are actually helping most people get out of poverty, but it does save a ton of lives and does help some people make it out of poverty.
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But we can do better. I'm not saying we should eliminate assistance, but if the goal is to help, then help, don't just sustain.
 
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