The Cause of Crime Today

The world is not the way it was. At one time people could sleep with their windows up and doors unlocked. In today's society people have to lock their doors and close their windows. Crime is at an ultimate high, and the world is slowly falling apart. This is not the work of the older generations, it is strictly the work of generation X.

Teenagers are not what they use to be. A long time ago teenagers were loyal, respectful, and helpful to their parents, but not anymore. Today's teens live their own lives. They do what they want when they want, and they don't listen to anyone much less their parents. These teens drink, do drugs, steal, and murder. They also feel the need to be accepted by their own kinds. This is how gangs are formed.

A gang is a group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit. These gangs are the greatest cause of crime in the world today because they participate in frivolous act in order to survive. To become a gang member one must go through an initiation which could consist of anything from shoplifting to murder. One initiation includes riding around in a car at night with the headlights off. When another car flashes their lights at the potential gang member, he must chase down the car and kill the occupants. Another gang initiation involves hiding in a woman's car and raping and killing her when she enters the vehicle.

Member of gangs are devoted to their gangs and fellow members. The only way one can leave the gang is through death. These comrades sell drugs and steal in order to survive. And no matter what, they must fight for other members