Well, I'll buy that, to a degree. But like, this kid Spook? His family moved from Mexico to Nashville so dad could find a better job and take better care of his family. The narrative in the show said the gang didn't exist when Spook and his family first got to Nashville...but something happened in between ages five and nine, that made that kid believe the best thing to do is carry a gun and go looking for a fight.
I get that a lot of gangbangers join because they're looking for love, acceptance, and so on. But there's also a lot of kids who need those things, that don't join gangs... so what makes the difference? Why would two kids raised in the same circumstances choose differently?
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Date: 2009-12-10 10:25 pm (UTC)I get that a lot of gangbangers join because they're looking for love, acceptance, and so on. But there's also a lot of kids who need those things, that don't join gangs... so what makes the difference? Why would two kids raised in the same circumstances choose differently?