A fact is a fact. I could have dig deeper but the facts are people were still killing they just fought a bit more. Plus you also have the fact that many of us including me lived through it and can see what’s going on today also. And folks are still stacked in many urban environments. They were also stacked in the 50s/60s/70s.
Still doesn’t change the fact that folks don’t keep it real when they act like folks only used to fight in the 80s-90s.
I also detest folks talking about the rules of the game. Those rules were always broken when it benefited someone. Folks have been snitching.
Whats going on is the older generation is digging in on the younger generation about how much they shoot 1st and don't fight. I know where all of this stems from, and the younger dudes getting frustrated, then they run and grab stats and don't have a nuanced perspective of them. People did fight more back then, but the guns came out all the time over drug territory.. A lot of people came from the south to the north looking for work. They found themselves in affordable/low income housing areas waiting for the factory jobs. The factories closed and the drugs came in, so of course the violence over drugs and territory was heated. And a lot of these people were in their 20s BTW.. Sure you had people die over stupid shyt then too, no honest person can deny that..
But got damn this shyt now seems a bit overkill now. Its like its more killing over petty shyt than over real shyt. And you can see it because its posted on social media everyday. A
teen says something on line, and the 1st thing the disrespected one does is go shoot the kid up and give no fcks about who's in the way. And granted, shyt like that isn't new, but it was kind of rare. If it happened, it wouldn't happen again until next summer.
Teenagers settling disputes with pistols wasn't a thing 40 years ago. Thats really my issue.
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