But what about opportunities and resources so that people don’t have to sell drugs or rob people?
Churches need to step up.
Business owners need to hire within the community. Have job fairs right there in the neighborhood shopping centers
Drug dealers need to start living by a code again. Keep that shit away from schools, play grounds, in front of people's houses. Look out for the community. There was a time when tough guys took pride in keeping bottom feeders out the community.
At least every crew got one head busser that will keep stick up boys off the block. Them same Niggaz need to keep youngings from doing dumb shit on the block.
There's a lot of ways you can get through to niggaz on the street, but I don't think many folk ready for all that.
Y'all was clowning bmore for that cease fire shit, but y'all have no idea how deep that shit ran ...a whole lot of heavy hitters and notorious career criminals were putting the word out on a lot of blocks to keep those shootings down.
I personally know of a nigga who ain't been back to bmore for 5 months cuz he let off shots in a no shoot zone during a cease fire weekend.
And yes we have neighborhood enforced no shoot zones all over the city.
You pull out a gun there, you basically putting s price on your own head