Originally posted by KevJo
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The other problem is that some folks just get inured to consequences. A police officer once described to me a conversation where he tried to explain the attitude of the street. He explained to a friend that this week's victim is often next week's perpetrator. A typical example would be a guy standing on a street corner, minding his own business at 3 am, when someone takes a shot at him. The victim has no idea who would do this. Everyone else in the neighborhood, has an idea, but no proof. So next week, the suspect from last week is standing on a corner at 3 am minding his own business, etc. The cycle repeats until someone's aim improves.
The officer's friend says why don't you tell these guys to knock it off or they'll go to jail. The officer replied that to his interlocutor, jail is the end of your middle-class existence. For these guys, it's just another place to see their friends & relatives.
Some people just don't get it. Maybe they'll age out of it. Some don't get that far.
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