SFist: Adachi's "Path to Redemption" for Gangbangers

jlantsberger

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:23:35 -0800

except for all the homeless war veterans..

rachdiggs

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:02:15 -0800

Love, love, loving the West Side Story pic. Ha!

RinconHillSF

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:48:01 -0800

The military remains an option of potential escape from poverty ... opinions of the current idiot in chief and his war aside.

redseca2

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:25:41 -0800

So how many will also qualify for the sub-prime loan bail-out?

bluecanary

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:24:23 -0800

True, better marksmanship whilst performing a drive-by would be preferable.

manys

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:20:24 -0800

They already know how to be mindless, unquestioning cannon fodder. This is just a way for them to do it without hurting any innocent bystanders.

bluecanary

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:14:42 -0800

Can't we give them security and structure without training them to be mindless, unquestioning cannon fodder? Personally, I don't want my kid having that kind of "structure."

KWillets

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:29:10 -0800

How about free trips to the zoo?

RinconHillSF

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:13:18 -0800

This is sorta related - kids really need structure to feel safe. If they aren't getting that sense of safety from structure (certainties in life) at home, then they'll seek it out. If a gang provides structure, that's where they land. I am hopeful that the San Francisco USD will come to its senses and recognize that the ROTC program in the high schools is a good program for providing structure and a sense of security to kids who might otherwise find it in troublesome circumstances such as gangs. The next question is how to make sure these kids get good educations when they are in primary school and can develop the tools needed to either get good-paying jobs in the Bay Area (technology, biotech, finance, maybe a job with City and County) or at least be able to head elsewhere to find work. Keeping people in San Francisco who cannot get a good-paying job in San Francisco is not helpful to anyone, I don't believe.