Watching the news coverage of the gatherings downtown and in the city's west end, a reporter interviewed one youth who said how boring it was at home and in his neighborhood which is the reason he gave for the recent string of violence through out Louisville.
Below is a direct quote:
[JayJuan] Taylor says the violence stems from boredom.
"There's not enough for teenagers to do," said Taylor
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Violence stems from boredom....HOW UNORIGINAL!
So you're Bored? Nothing to do? And your solution is to wreak havoc? That's how you resolve your boredom? By beating up people? Robbing them? Destroying property?
Maybe you'd be less bored if you were forced to cleaned the streets, make repairs on the buildings and homes you broke into or vandalized.
Maybe you'd be less bored if you were made to work for the people you robbed until you've paid them back for all you've stolen and destroyed.
Maybe you'd be a little less bored if you were taken to a farm in a remote part of the state and was made to work it from sun up to sun down until you turned 21 years old.
Maybe if you were taken to a public place, your bare buttocks exposed and publicly caned like they do thugs in Singapore, each moment televised for the whole world to see, you and your little friends would have something more to think about other than how bored you are.
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TO ALL TEENAGERS...
Contrary to popular belief...
the world DOES NOT owe you a ANY THING!
But YOU...YOU owe the world something!
Below is a newspaper clipping from the 1950's.
This applies Today more so than EVER!
If you're bored, try making a POSITIVE IMPACT on your community!
Trust me, you'll get further in life when you do.
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