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The Perfect Crime: Breaking Into The Ghetto

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Submitted by: ThaBoss07
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on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 10:22pm.

In response to Purse Creation Rewards.

I plan on writing a short story/play on this topic soon to try and make this concept more popular.

The Perfect Crime: Breaking Into the Ghetto....Is a Theory I developed while joking with some friends that after some thought became very realistic to me.
Many teenagers (becoming younger with every generation) have an infatuation with the "struggle." Note: There are many successful people that have came from a "struggle" and it makes their story an inspiring "made-for-tv" tale. Not everyone was forced to struggle coming up, AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

Society has led some children to believe their lives are less important, or not respectable if they haven't had to use foodstamps, grow up without a parent, forced to work at 14 and 15 (even if illegally) just to help provide ends meet for the family.

Teenagers have went as far as deny and disrespect their parents and blessed lives, just to be accepted into this "hood" lifestyle.

People who are forced to struggle are trying to get out of the ghetto, while you have others who were blessed with a good start and are trying to get in....

What do you think?

comment Submitted by joimsears on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 8:42am.
This is interesting.. I just

This is interesting..

I just finished a play based on the story of a friend of mine who is currently being housed at an Alabama Correctional Facility. This is what 'hood life gets you.

There is nothing good about the struggle. There is nothing good about being surrounded by devastation every day of your life and witnessing those who are better off taking advantage of all of the things that they have been afforded. There is nothing good about having an absent father or a mother addicted to crack like my friend, or taking on the responsibility of raising your little brothers and sisters. There is nothing good about feeling like your life is expendable.. having to chose between selling drugs or minimum wage, knowing that you will most likely wind up dead or in prison by the time you are 24. College is not an option, the schools you go to only offer enough math to help you break a 500 on the SAT.. forget AP Calculus exams. And you probably wouldn't get that far anyway because your mom is working 3 jobs just so you can eat. Nobody cares if you go to school or not and the teachers don't even want to be there. Everybody tells you that you are never going to amount to anything anyway.. so you just give up. It is not even living anymore, it is surviving.

While these rich kids sit in Starbucks with 50 cent in their iPod's, and plan dinner dates. Sure the struggle might be appealing to someone who has never experienced it, but deep down they know that when they get done playing "gangsta" they know they can go home and work for daddy, or cash in a trust fund. While for millions more, there is no way out.

comment Submitted by Apple1 on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:16am.
I think your version is biased the other way

Sure, the odds are against you if come from a poor background -- but there are still countless opportunities. I know, because I've done it. Not only that, but I know others who've done it, too. I worked, went back to junior college, and finally got my degree. It was a decade later than most people my age, but it can be done and there are opportunities out there. I was told that I had missed my chance -- but I hadn't. I just really wanted the education and made it my priority. So while it's true, it's really hard to get out, it's still possible to come from the streets and have a life outside of prison.

I do agree with you, though, there really is nothing good about the struggle -- except looking back and not having to do it any more!

comment Submitted by RCast on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 3:38pm.
Is it really "society" that

Is it really "society" that has led them to believe that their lives aren't as important or is it that their family has not shown them why their lives ARE important...how they can make a difference with their own resources, blessings, talents...or are they living empty lives so they turn to something that looks more meaningful.

This would be a good dialog topic.