Helen,

great point about lack of work. You're right about people with few options being easy manipulated into acts of terror..or manipulated other ways.
Some people enter life of crime out of desperation, but some...like the early crack sellers just wanted a shortcut. Wanted big money right away. I'm old enough to remember the summer that crack hit the streets. Think I was in middle school. Manufacturing jobs and other career options were still viable, but many young guys CHOSE to sell drugs instead.
Things haven't been the same since then.



Yeah, OP and blue are trolling.I think they are more upset about their own circumstances and just deflecting their anger towards others. BUT....the point about neighborhoods declining (when and how)are true.