Hey man, great post. I agree with all that 100%.

I wasn't trying to pick a fight, just trying to point out that there is a lot of kids who grow up just idolizing thug culture. While it may sound insensitive, it is exactly what is happening in the suburbs. I'm talking about kids who have everything available but decide to go get a gun for no reason. One of my favorite gas station attendants was shot in the face for covering graffiti at his shop surrounded by $200k homes. I think it wouldn't be fair to the whole conversation if we over look that there is a lot of kids who gravitate to negativity, whether it be thug culture, punk culture, etc (I know there are good and bad in each group, so forgive me for not embellishing further and just generalizing those two genres) Like you said above, the low income cycle sucks. It really fucking sucks and it is the main culprit. I'm just barely trying to pull myself out after 30+ years. That shit is how life is for a large amount of people, and it shouldn't be. Thanks for taking the time to write out your response. It was well worded and better than most. I hope to read more intelligent insight like that in the future.