Gangs In Today's Cities

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are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against
their morals.

One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes
more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average
child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since
nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something
while watching the TV. Very few hours of television watched by children
are educational, so other ideas are being absorbed during this period of
time. Many shows on television today are extremely violent and are often
shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is
showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this
portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the
Means' mentality is also taught through many shows where the "goody guy"
captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A
young child sees this a ...

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being easily pushed into a gang situation by any problem at home
or elsewhere. For instance, in poor families with many children or upper-
middle class families where parents are always working, the children will
often feel deprived of love. Parents can often feel that putting food on
the table is enough love. Children of these families may often go to the
gang firstly out of boredom and to belong somewhere. As time goes on, a
form of love or kinship develops between the gang members and the child. It
is then that the bond between the kid and the gang is completed because the
gang has effectively taken the place of the family.

The new anti social structure of cities also effects ...

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