Why are teenagers Committing so Much Crime?

[Professor Emeritus]

1. Someone with literally no experience or expertise in the subject gives their pet theory based on their feelings.

2. They're shown factually why their theory doesn't work logically or mathematically, as well as dozens of studies and insight by people who actually spend their lives engaged in the topic, which

3. They say, "fukk your receipts" and repeat the same theory again.



Oh, look, it's another TLR "discussion", where every ignorant opinion that comes off the top of anyone's head is as valid as the learned findings of people who devote their lives to the subject.

 

[ignorethis]

Because they think it’s their only way of escaping poverty, or they just don’t care enough about the concept of law and order.

The trappers, scammers, and killers look good on instagram, unless it’s a mugshot.

It’s a problem the previous generations cause or failed to prevent, so you can’t really blame the kids.

I just expect a crazy fed crime bill to get pushed out in the next 20 years, 1996 crime bill on steroids, and it will be met with bipartisan applause like 1996.

 

[ignorethis]

That's different. MF's were dealing with the crack epidemic then

These little b*stards now ain't got no excuse, they just on demon time

They sell meth and fentanyl pills, I wish you guys would stop parroting this.

There is way more money in meth and fent than crack. There’s more money in K2 right now than the crack epidemic.

Only difference is more non-blacks are in the game making a lot of money. And the dudes that are really making millions off these plays aren’t trying to be seen or let people know how they’re making their money.

And a dude in a country town can get a plug just as fast as a dude in the city now.

 

[JLova]

Crime is based on economics. The poorer you are the higher likelihood that you will commit crime.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

All of these assessments being made about the delinquency of today's youth without one bit of actual data to back any of it. Does not anyone have any data that supports all of these assessments that the children of today are worse than the children of the past when it comes to violent crimes. Anyone?

The difference between 'these days' and back then is you hear about shyt more now due to social media. There isn't any difference. I grew up in the 80s and 90s. Kids are tame now. Trust me.

If you see what you wanna see you can create any narrative you wanna create.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

The difference between 'these days' and back then is you hear about shyt more now due to social media. There isn't any difference. I grew up in the 80s and 90s. Kids are tame now. Trust me.

If you see what you wanna see you can create any narrative you wanna create.

"Things are the same or even better than in the 80s/90s" and "things have gotten demonstrably worse recently" can both be true. Crime was down a lot from the mid 1990s through the early 2010s. Since the mid 2010s there has been upturns in certain issues and during/after the pandemic its accelerated.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

You didn’t but the Kia boys are often cited as why

Let’s be real here, most people don’t want to admit that the Covid lock down had some detrimental affects because they were pushing the “ if everyone would’ve just stayed home spring/summer of 2020” the pandemic wouldn’t have been as bad

You asked why has teen crime increased. I gave the reason why and it’s been skipped over by most people in this thread and that’s the reason why

Most answers have been skipped over and you've probably been the person in this thread who people have interacted with the most.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Most answers have been skipped over and you've probably been the person in this thread who people have interacted with the most.

Are you still repeating radical Cynthia G talking points about aborting Black males?

Is that what you were trying to allude to with this thread?

 

[Paper Boi]

poverty

poorly socialized (grew up on some type of device that removes humanity from most of your interactions/relationships and turns you into a little demon)

fukked up on drugs from way too young of an age. being high as fukk from pills from a young age not only fukks with your brain development, but being high on that shyt when all the other factors are already at play, lowers your inhibitions and allows you to commit crimes that you probably wouldn't be doing if you weren't high/hadn't already fukked your brain up.

easier access than ever to weapons (i truly believe a lot of this is by design because guns ain't cheap, guns have been intentionally pumped into these communities and put into the hands of these kids by a nefarious third party)

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

In what sense?

The issue we have today is people wanna blame all these factore outside the house but it's still their responsibility. Every parent owe it to society to hold down their fort for the greater good. If your kids are causing havoc in society it's no way it isn't your responsibility Regardless of the factors. We all need to agree to that.

How we got here is having kids and putting them outside and expecting shyt to be all good. If they fail education or do crime it's still on you until they can stand on their own. You could do your best and still raise a demon. Still not society's responsibility.

Kids are their own people after a certain age. I’ve seen a doctor, judge, and a goon come from under the same roof. I’ve seen countless examples where great parents raise great kids, but sometimes one of them out the bunch goes astray for a while.

 

[get these nets]

The difference between 'these days' and back then is you hear about shyt more now due to social media. There isn't any difference. I grew up in the 80s and 90s. Kids are tame now. Trust me.

If you see what you wanna see you can create any narrative you wanna create.

Smilies aside, there was a spike in teenage gun victims recently. Suicides and homicides. With Black teens making up a % of victims way out of proportion to their % of the population. Likely dead at the hands of people who resided in the same communities. Likely other Black teens.

Actual numbers as presented by Pew Research. Are they "creating a narrative?"

Also, you are one of several people who have mentioned the crack era level of violence. If people are talking about escalating crime and homicide in 2023, are they supposed to be comforted by hearing that crime was worse in the late 80s/early 90s?

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Are you still repeating radical Cynthia G talking points about aborting Black males?

Is that what you were trying to allude to with this thread?

I'm pretty sure the title says teens and not "black" anything. I also never said anything about aborting anyone in this thread or in any other.

Did you just want female attention today or is there another reason you're reaching?

On second thought don't answer that. I like how this thread is going and I have no intention on making about you and whatever you have an attitude about today

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

I'm confused why people are bringing up crack era violence? Ummm are we only supposed to care about teen violence if it's reach "crack level." I don't even understand why that's a talking point.

 

[get these nets]

I'm confused why people are bringing up crack era violence? Ummm are we only supposed to care about teen violence if it's reach "crack level." I don't even understand why that's a talking point.

It's a deflection.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Kids are their own people after a certain age. I’ve seen a doctor, judge, and a goon come from under the same roof. I’ve seen countless examples where great parents raise great kids, but sometimes one of them out the bunch goes astray for a while.

All true and it don't change shyt I said. If the kids should be held responsible and you did your best then give them up if they are underage and you can't control them. I'm sure most people won't agree to that. We can say juvie ain't working but soon as juvie go too far those same parents will be the ones on the system about how their kids were handled. We just over here passing around responsibility like it's a hot potatoe.