Youth Violence

Youth Violence

I can’t go outside at night without having to worry about being in life threatening danger. I can’t trust people I don’t know. I always have to watch my back. I have to make sure I don’t bump into the wrong person, or saying the wrong thing to someone. It’s not safe to go walking in the neighborhood alone. You have to pay close attention to your surroundings. You also have to be careful at school, and try not to get into fights with anybody. You have to even worry about getting jumped or killed happening during the day. Violence starts out as anger, hatred, guilt, fear, and a broken heart. When there are feelings that no one cares about you. When you just simply give up all your dreams, and stop caring about everything. It is an issue of the heart. The anger and hatred must be taken out of them, or they will start thinking that they are no good. They will become enveloped in a coat of hatred. You will start being negative, and wanting to kill those who anger you. If you not gone to far from the light then you will hold back on people who talk about you, but the thought of seeing them in pain brings an almost overwhelming sensation. That sensation usually leads to a love for fighting because you want to see someone in pain. That usually leads to a loss of compassion for others causing you to become pure evil. Fear is a huge factor in violence. People carry firearms because they are afraid of being hurt or killed. Peer pressure is also a cause. When kids who have been hurt deeply are put under a lot of pressure it causes them to get angry and resort to violence. When a kid has been abused they want to take their anger out on some which usually is someone smaller than they are. Then the kid being bullied brings a gun to school out of anger, and kills the bully starting the cycle all over again. First, the Information Clearinghouse serves to collect research literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence and provides direct information services to...

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