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Gangsters are 'insecure' and 'threatened by women'
It's not a sense of protection, belonging or shared beliefs they're after. Young men are turning to crime and a violent gang culture because they are 'losing their sense of masculinity' as women become more powerful in the traditional jobs market, a minister has warned.
Yes. In that quest for mo' money, young men see crime as the way to wealth and status instead, says skills minister David Lammy. He believes there's a direct link between male insecurity brought on by the fact that more women are moving in to traditionally male jobs. and under pressure to "get rich or die trying", gang culture seems like the a great option to gain respect and "regain their manliness".
"An aggressive street culture replaces success in other spheres of life as an expression of masculinity," he added.
Uhm... I don't really know how to respond to this. I don't see any reason that a man should turn to thug life because some woman has a better job than him. Do you agree with Lammy's logic?
photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hunterblock/ It's not a sense of protection, belonging or shared beliefs they're after. Young men are turning to crime and a violent gang... more -
Young people fear 'street life'
According to a new research study, which was conducted by Media Research, 20% of men under 24 have been threatened with some type of weapon and 47% of those questioned know someone who has been threatened.
11% had apparently been asked to become part of a gang with 15% feeling pressure to carry a weapon with almost double that knowing someone who carried a weapon.
"More than half felt the UK was less safe than a year ago and 78% said they did not feel safe walking the streets."
How do you feel walking the streets? What's your thoughts on the research findings?
Image: Flickr// Johnnyb4 According to a new research study, which was conducted by Media Research, 20% of men under 24 have been threatened with some type of w... more -
Life on the street gets tougher for runaways
More troubled kids seek help, but shelters can't keep pace with demand
The young caller's voice is high-pitched and trembling.
Her mother's been drinking, she says. They got into a fistfight, so the girl grabbed her backpack and a cell phone and bolted, with little thought about where a 13-year-old could go on a cold night.
Hiding in an alley off her rural hometown's deserted main street, she calls the only phone number she can think of: 1-800-RUNAWAY.
National Runaway Switchboard data provided exclusively to The Associated Press shows that the overall number of young callers facing crises that jeopardized their safety rose from 13,650 in 2000 to 15,857 last year. About two-thirds of the latter figure were young people who were thinking of running away, had already done so or had been thrown out of the house.
The group's statistics showed that callers are getting younger and that 6,884 crisis callers last year said they had been abused or neglected, compared with 3,860 in 2000. That is a 78 percent increase.
Some callers just want someone to talk to, about problems at home or with friends. Others who have already run away use the hot line to exchange messages with their families — to let them know they're OK, or to arrange a free bus ticket home.
Some are desperate for a place to stay, for safety, for options. More troubled kids seek help, but shelters can't keep pace with demand ... more -
Homies *Plush*
Crying ghetto child, stuffed, plush. Need I say more? There is more where that came from at Streetgames.com
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Abbott Kinney Blvd
Take a quick tour through Abbott Kinney Blvd, a very happening street in Venice, CA. Shot with a cell phone, with some of the images colorized during the edit. Take a quick tour through Abbott Kinney Blvd, a very happening street in Venice, CA. Shot with a cell phone, with some of the images c... more
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