| One of the saddest problems we face in today's | | | | age son is, "be your own man" don't get pressured |
| society is the violence our youth are exposed to and | | | | into getting into trouble just to part of the crowd. |
| committing, many people have asked and wondered, | | | | · Video games- This one is difficult as today's |
| why has the violence among our young people | | | | parent were once addictive to video games like |
| increased from the time of today's parents. The sad | | | | pac-man, asteroids and Donkey Kong the difference |
| and scary part of this epidemic is the fact that these | | | | is that today's video games are much more graphic |
| are the youth which are suppose to be are out | | | | and violent, if not controlled and monitored, it will |
| future educators, lawyers, entrepreneurs, policemen | | | | take over your son or daughter lives and could |
| and leaders of our community. In my opinion there is | | | | influence them in a negative way. |
| one major contributing factor to this problem but, | | | | · Drugs & Alcohol- Unfortunately a part of American |
| before I express this opinion, let me share other | | | | culture, today's teens face the same dangers if not |
| factors which are not helping with this social crisis: | | | | more, than we as parent's faced when we were |
| · The influence of music and entertainment- It | | | | growing up. Experimenting with social drugs is how it |
| doesn't take a genius to figure out that teens want | | | | starts and can very easily lead to more hard core |
| to mimic their favorite artist unfortunately, much of | | | | drugs and to a path of destruction and violence. |
| what they see are bad examples especially when it | | | | In my opinion however, the factor which has |
| comes to degrading women. | | | | contributed the most to this social tragedy is the |
| · The easy access to hand guns- I believe in the | | | | breakdown of the family structure in today's society |
| right to bear arms but, only in the hands of | | | | especially in the Hispanic and Black communities. I am |
| responsible citizens and the system with dealers | | | | aware of many troubled young people who do come |
| buying and selling guns is broken, go to most gun | | | | from a house hold of two parents, but the number |
| shows and you will see shady deals going on in some | | | | of troubled teens who come from single family house |
| dark corner. And there is no reason why a citizen | | | | holds far exceed this. Ponder on this for a while, it is |
| should own a gun more powerful than Law | | | | not a coincidence that some of the most successful |
| Enforcement. | | | | ethic groups in America are those with strong family |
| · Peer pressure- One of the strongest factors | | | | ties. Men in particular need to step up to the plate |
| especially if a young person does not have a person | | | | and take on the responsibility of being a father and |
| he or she can look up to and guide them in the right | | | | husband and realize the importance role he needs to |
| direction. My motto I constantly preach to my teen | | | | fulfill. Opposing and similar views are welcome here. |