Monday, April 27, 2009

When will it ever end?

The North American Society has changed a lot throughout the years, society has become more educated with violence and it seems like it is the normal thing to do now- a -days which is completely wrong. There are many factors that are contributing to the growing problem of aggression in North America. Gangs have a huge impact on society because problems between gangs are being brought out into local communities and innocent people are being killed. British Columbia is having a huge problem with gangs especially in Surrey B.C. The Bacon Brothers have been involved in a lot of the gang wars. Gangs usually bring there problem to the streets when it is involving drugs, drugs have become another factor in violence. People don’t pay the money that they owe to the gangs and it ends up become a huge war because they don’t have the money. Drugs have changed society to make almost that we know they are there, but we just turn our heads to the crimes that are being committed over them. In the book “Candy” we see what drugs do to a person they seem to put a spell on the person so that they will keep going back to get there fix. When you finally get the chance to get away you always have that feeling that you need your next fix. In North America the media desensitized society from violence because they make it seem like it is the normal things and everyone does it so why not join? People’s magazine right now has a article on a 27- year old pre med student who is a suspect in a murder of a young girl who he had talked to on craglist. No matter if it is in a magazine or on television there is violence in everything that we watch and see now-a-days. Weapons are seen everywhere in society there are used in drive by shootings and gangs wars and how are young people getting there hands on a legal fire arms, society has rules and laws on weapons but it seems no matter what we do to crack down on weapons and violence they fit through the cracks. Weapons harm innocent people and take loved ones away from people and most of the time they were just walking down the street and got in the way of someone who was high on something and the only way that person thought to get past was to shoot and kill them in cold blood.

1 comment:

Catherine's Blog said...

I like your references :)