Gangs: A Violent Reality

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are not strong enough to
make kids do things that are strongly against their morals.

One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes
more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child
spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can
completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching
the TV. Very few hours of television watched by children are educational, so
other ideas are being absorbed during this period of time. Many shows on
television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's
perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs
are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existence as
acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality is also taught through
many shows where the "goody guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is
then being commended. A young child sees this a perfectly ...

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into a gang situation by any problem at home or
elsewhere. For instance, in poor families with many children or upper-middle
class families where parents are always working, the children will often feel
deprived of love. Parents can often feel that putting food on the table is
enough love. Children of these families may often go to the gang firstly out of
boredom and to belong somewhere. As time goes on, a form of love or kinship
develops between the gang members and the child. It is then that the bond
between the kid and the gang is completed because the gang has effectively taken
the place of the family.

The new anti social structure of cities also effects the ease in which ...

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