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Violence And Young People, Searching For Answers

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"...This being a huge problem everywhere not just Pittsburgh. We have to look at the bigger problems. Why do children act these ways? Obviously children act by example or lack of..."(more)

"...I think that children are responsible for what they do. They make choices as well as an adult does. It’s up to the child to decide whether or not it wants to live a good life by good examples..." (more)

"...Much of the problem concerning teens and violence rests with the fact that people/adults don't believe in God or a higher power like they used to. There is no fear of anything or anyone. When I was a teen, I and almost everyone I knew had a fear of God..."(more)

"... Until parents start taking responsibility for their children, there is not much we can do without restricting the freedom of everyone in order to thwart the actions of a few..."(more)

"...Here we are at the same old question, who is responsible for the lives children lead? The answer, from anybody with common sense, is obviously and unmistakably the parents. I believe the time for parenting licenses has come..." (more)

"...I feel the problem is rooted in the laughable approach to parenting that this generation feels is "good enough." The very definition of being a parent needs to be openly discussed in communities where most of the delinquency is! ..." (more)

"...I read the news daily from several cities around the world. This problem appears to exist worldwide. Immediate research and action should, of course, begin "at home" in Pittsburgh, but it should be done from a world view perspective..." (more)

"...This goes back to two things, where are the parents and not strong enough deterrents. I would rather my tax money go to build more prisons then to midnight basketball games. I'm tired of the blame for these kids being put on everybody else except for were it belongs, on the kids themselves..." (more)

"... I feel that the parents/guardians need to be more involved. My children are in several activities and I always notice that over half of the parents do not attend these activities. Signing your children up for sports and other activities is not the answer to raising a better child. You need to be involved and active in your child's life..."(more)

"...It is time that the state of Pennsylvania puts some of the criminals that are on death row to death!! We can not keep these (people) locked up at the tax payers expense..."(more)

"...I foresaw this coming in the early 90's when I was employed at the Ursuline Center as a pre-school teacher in Garfield. Parents do not want to take responsibility for their children's actions. In this society, both parents must work so the children are left for babysitters, friends and relatives to raise..."(more)

"... Of course we need a slew of community programs that are directed toward children and not so many that are directed to the children's parents' recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. By the time the parents reach the point to where they seek recovery, their children are so far lost they can't be reached..."(more)

"...I am so glad someone is willing to look at the problems with our youth. However, please don't just focus on African-American youth. Please look at urban and suburban youth. It's a citywide and county problem. In the city of Pittsburgh, you don't hear of too many programs for the youth unless they are sponsored by neighborhood agencies..."(more)