gto77, that sounds convincing to me.

Here is the problem:

(A).Sleep all day and go on the block at night for a couple of hours and make $400-$500 tax free money.....

OR

(B).Wake up early every day go to school and I might get a job paying $8-$10 a hour ($320-$400 a wk before taxes)

This is the options some kids are faced with in their community and without any positive role models or family values the obvious answer will be (A) for a good percentage of them.

FE. I am very active in my community. I know what goes on. I talk to people and low level drug dealers. You don't notice the turnover when it comes to drugs and the dealers? Drugs aren't being shipped in immediately when drugs are taken off of the streets. The ones they take off are put back on to make money. If you don't know these things then you are apparently not taking heed to your surroundings. Drugs are a part of all facets of our society. There are no good and bad neighborhoods when it comes to drug activity. You also need to get involved with schools even if you don't have children there. There is a lot of drug activity there with a growing number of gang activity.

Panther, if it will help I agree. Drastic measures for drastic times. I suggest also until this problem is addressed we should burn down suspected drug houses. Or at least take the power away from these homes and tear down the doors and knock out the windows. Why make it comfortable for them. America promotes the use of drugs with all of its paraphenalia sales. I went into Smoker Friendly recently and they had all this drug stuff. I was overwhelmed but was told it is legal to buy but if caught with it you go to jail. What sense does that make?

thinkb4uspeak.....sounds like you need to thinkb4uspeak or at least become more educated on your surroundings. You'd obviously be quite suprised if you opened your eyes to what goes on in our backyard everyday.