Why are teenagers Committing so Much Crime?

[Vandelay]

I mean, it's all thee above.

Things were worse back in the day, but since 2020 we've been back on the track to end up like the 80's and 90's again. To me what's different is, the violence and crime seems more random. There seemed to be somewhat of a code back in the day about avoiding kids, the elderly, hitting people up who weren't involved in crime; the ways crimes were committed. Now these kids clout chase because of the camera and violate people in the absolute worst way.

 

[omnifax]

The big factors are:
1) After the 2008 financial crash, most of the black wealth got wiped out. By 2019 other groups had recovered their lost wealth, black folks hadnt.
2) When black wealth dropped in 2008, CACs started gentrifying our areas and this is how the homelessness started to spike. This led to more black kids being raised on the streets or in precarious situations. Black poverty actually went up from 2010 to 2019 because of the cost of living sky rocketing and the fact that we lost most of our assets in 2008 (we couldnt benefit from the rise in home values from 2010 to 2019 because we lost most our homes in 2008 during the subprime mortage crisis)
3) Gen X were parenting these kids during the 2000s and early 2010s. Those were somewhat "stable" periods compared to today, so black Gen X went real soft on parenting. Gen X gotta be the worst parents to date. Millenial parents might be worse. I think Gen Z parents will be more right wing (especially among Cacs and Latinos). Just look at how racist and right wing Gen Z is?
4) Black teens fighting over who gets to do business with the mexican cartel. Especially in the fentanyl trade. A lot of these turf wars are over that. Especially in Chicago. Remember how El Chapo and his crew got caught in Chicago and it was revealed that the place was bsically a major hub for the cartel?

Man, I've personally worked with two young black women one at my previous job and one now who are working everyday and had/have not place to live because they couldn't afford rent. It's real bad out here if people took the time to notice.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

I mean, it's all thee above.

Things were worse back in the day, but since 2020 we've been back on the track to end up like the 80's and 90's again. To me what's different is, the violence and crime seems more random. There seemed to be somewhat of a code back in the day about avoiding kids, the elderly, hitting people up who weren't involved in crime; the ways crimes were committed. Now these kids clout chase because of the camera and violate people in the absolute worst way.

They're not random, it's still over these teenagers fighting over who gets to do business with these mexican cartels. It's just that these kids are so disorganized that it looks random. I blame black gen X though. They had the chance to prevent a lot of the shyt we see today in the 2009 to 2011 window. During that time nikkas let citizens united pass, nikkas allowed Obama to put Geitner as secretary of state instead of Volcker. nikkas lost all black wealth in the 2008 crash and let CACs beging the gentrification process since shyt was cheap. that's how we got here.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

One thing I noticed is that the ages of folks out here doing this shyt has gotten younger and older. When I coming up it was guaranteed the age would be between 16-30 especially that 18-25 range. Now it’s like 12-60. shyt is wild seeing dudes in they 50s still knee deep in the fukkery. They used to be the OGs. It’s wild seeing so many 12-15 year olds committing crimes that used to be done by 18-25 year olds

shyt is by design tho and has been slowly building up to this since after Vietnam. Rec centers still exist but the kids don’t go. Malls still exist where I live but kids go in their casing fukkery. Schools are even more fukked up. Adults don’t hold these kids in check the way they did when we were coming up. But today’s adults didn’t grow up with the same structure as previous generations either so there’s less role models. Crack was like the checkmate on the community and we haven’t recovered. Then you add social media to the mix. It’s a fukked up situation

 

[BmoreGorilla]

They're not random, it's still over these teenagers fighting over who gets to do business with these mexican cartels. It's just that these kids are so disorganized that it looks random. I blame black gen X though. They had the chance to prevent a lot of the shyt we see today in the 2009 to 2011 window. During that time nikkas let citizens united pass, nikkas allowed Obama to put Geitner as secretary of state instead of Volcker. nikkas lost all black wealth in the 2008 crash and let CACs beging the gentrification process since shyt was cheap. that's how we got here.

It’s hard to blame a generation for this. Generation X and even the Baby Boomers were decimated by the crack era and the war on drugs

 

[Wildhundreds]

One thing I noticed is that the ages of folks out here doing this shyt has gotten younger and older. When I coming up it was guaranteed the age would be between 16-30 especially that 18-25 range. Now it’s like 12-60. shyt is wild seeing dudes in they 50s still knee deep in the fukkery. They used to be the OGs. It’s wild seeing so many 12-15 year olds committing crimes that used to be done by 18-25 year olds

shyt is by design tho and has been slowly busking up to this since after Vietnam. Rec centers still exist but the kids don’t go. Malls still exist where I live but kids go in their casing fukkery. Schools are even more fukked up. Adults don’t hold these kids in check the way they did when we were coming up. But today’s adults didn’t grow up with the same structure as previous generations either so there’s less role models. Crack was like the checkmate on the community and we haven’t recovered. Then you add social media to the mix. It’s a fukked up situation

Aside from the users, fast money really f*cked us up because when it stops, people lose their f*cking mind and don't know what to do but illegal activity including killing.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

Man, I've personally worked with two young black women one at my previous job and one now who are working everyday and had/have not place to live because they couldn't afford rent. It's real bad out here if people took the time to notice.

A lot of this was avoidable. Our fate was sealed once:
1) Obama made Geitner the secrectary of treasury instead of Volcker. Volcker wanted to add more regulation to wallstreet and punish them while Geitner wanted to bail them out. If Obama had gone with Volcker then these private Equity firms wouldn't have bought so many rental units. That's what drove the rent to where its unaffoordable.
2) Black Gen X allowed Citizens united to get passed in 2010.... that law basically spelled the end of black America. That shyt basically guaranteed that billionaires could go around funding anti black laws, foundations and think tanks with no one noticing. issa wrap now. They only now realizing that Leonard Leo checkmated us:
> I feel bad for the nikkas down south who dont realize that they up next. The rental units are cheap and CACs, Asians and Latinos rubbing theirr hands like birdman.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

It’s hard to blame a generation for this. Generation X and even the Baby Boomers were decimated by the crack era and the war on drugs

You're right but they were asleep at the wheel. The time period from 2007 to 2012 was arguably the most important time period in the last 60 years of black America. All tthe bullshyt you see today from these alt right CACs to SCOTUS being so far right, was all set up during that time period.
1) Black Gen X let citizens united pass
2) black wealth was decimated forever under gen X (and boomers). Gentrification started because CACs were able to buy these properties for the cheap right after the crash.
3) Black Gen X and boomers were PRO IMMIGRATION. nikkas literally advocated for latinos 24/7. Now gen X will grow up as 4th class citizens as these latinos turn right wing. GOOD JOB.
4) Black gen X let mexiCACs set up fentanyl hubs in black neighborhoods. Most sanctuary cities jsut happend to be in black areas?

 

[I'm Blackman]

Do you have any data more recent data than what is displayed in the pdf file I have posted? Do you have any data to back your assertion?



According to the most recent data compiled in that series Fact Sheet, youth violent crimes have been dropping since a peak in 1996.



The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention concurs with that assessment.

this.

i stopped here....was any actual data contradicting this provided?

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

Aside from the users, fast money really f*cked us up because when it stops, people lose their f*cking mind and don't know what to do but illegal activity including killing.

You stop fast money by lowering teenage unemployment. That's the hard part.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

One thing I noticed is that the ages of folks out here doing this shyt has gotten younger and older. When I coming up it was guaranteed the age would be between 16-30 especially that 18-25 range. Now it’s like 12-60. shyt is wild seeing dudes in they 50s still knee deep in the fukkery. They used to be the OGs. It’s wild seeing so many 12-15 year olds committing crimes that used to be done by 18-25 year olds

shyt is by design tho and has been slowly building up to this since after Vietnam. Rec centers still exist but the kids don’t go. Malls still exist where I live but kids go in their casing fukkery. Schools are even more fukked up. Adults don’t hold these kids in check the way they did when we were coming up. But today’s adults didn’t grow up with the same structure as previous generations either so there’s less role models. Crack was like the checkmate on the community and we haven’t recovered. Then you add social media to the mix. It’s a fukked up situation

It's hard to get a job when you got a record. I live in a city with lots of homeless people and I see oldheads who are still banging. Most of them couldnt find a job after leaving the pen. Just think about it, most of the low skilled work is now done by undocumented workers. Same goes for truck driving as well.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Yes…. Due to The lack of respect and lack of empathy.

Like our parents (80s baby’s atleast) beat our asses. Everyone further back was damn near abused.

This is the era of “can’t touch or I’ll call social services” kids that are now teens that think they tougher than the are, don’t comprehend consequences and think they can’t be touched/untouchable.

Kids trynna punk adults is wild to me today as this never happened before. To prove they so bad, they go to the most extreme lengths for clout… if that all makes sense

If less and less folks become then this country loses its checks and balances.

 

[Wildhundreds]

You stop fast money by lowering teenage unemployment. That's the hard part.

How you make a teen work who wasn't subject to a work ethic? Im definitely not saying teens don't deserve jobs because I've been working since 16 years old..

What do you do with the ones who refuse to work is my ultimate question?

 

[OrionBC]

I think it's stemming from desensitivity to violence and social media. When you think about it alot of young people currently are experiencing violent death on a scale that some of us may have never experienced before. Death of friends or just peers their on age, death of family members. Social media makes it worse because we're now able to see violent deaths alot more than we could in the past. I think all of this together desensitizes people, especially young people, to the seriousness of death. Kids are seeing it soo much that it's just become something normal and they aren't appeciating or understanding how final death is.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

How you make a teen work who wasn't subject to a work ethic? Im definitely not saying teens don't deserve jobs because I've been working since 16 years old..

What do you do with the ones who refuse to work is my ultimate question?

Hence the problem. There's data that shows that teenage unemployment in poor areas almost always correlates with an increase in crime. Especially in areas where outside forces (such as the cartel) promise fast money. Chiraq stands no chance since it has such a large mexican population now. They just get the Fent and find anyone willing to sell it to our people (and white folks). This where these black teens come in.