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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
All I'm suggesting, Denis, is that the whole "thug life" sub culture that has permeated much of our country's young black population may have been at least somewhat responsible for this young man's possession of a gun and his eagerness to demonstrate how tough he was by threatening someone with that gun. We see this "thug life" celebrated in their music, their choices of role models and, ultimately, in their behavior that results in a violent death rate six times higher than everyone else's. Could this young man's behavior have been an attempt to emulate this "thug life"? I think that is entirely possible. That's all I'm saying. Too many of his contemporaries are dying in a similar fashion. It's worth exploring the reasons for this.
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Curious, do you know anything about the dead kids backstory? Was this kid a “Thug” as you say? I mean Texas is most definitely an open carry state so him possessing a gun is literally encouraged there. I’m not condoning pulling a gun on somebody, not in the least, but I’ve had people partially open their door or move over a bit when I split lanes. It provokes a serious amount of anger. Would I pull a gun out personally? Hell no. This kid may have been a hot head with an anger problem and for that he died. Does that make him a gang banger or a thug? It’s hard to say. If he were white would he still be a thug? Honest questions.