LAWLESS CULTURE

Some cultures never get it no matter where they are. You can take someone and put them in a new environment and their behavior remains the same because environments do not change the hearts of people. When it is proved over a period of time that behavior is consistent, the analysis will be that those traits are a firm part of that particular culture. Most cultures are known for their exhibited traits.

There are only two ways of living life, with absolutes and without them. Someone who lives according to absolutes will realize the necessity of living according to a standard. Others do not believe that there are any established standards and are therefore relegated to living their lives based upon impulse. The one is future oriented and the other is present oriented. Cultures will demonstrate either one of these orientations. We are living in a day and age characterized with being present oriented. This will have adverse consequences.

Someone who is present oriented disregards the future consequences of his behavior. It is obvious that he is oblivious to the negative consequences that await him. If he weighted the costs, he would not do something that is not in his best interest. He is incapable and unwilling to think beyond the immediate moment. He like an animal acts upon impulse. The result is chaos and lawlessness.

A recent study made by Northeastern University says that murders among black youths is on the increase. The study showed that in 2007, 426 black males between ages 14 and 17 were killed by gun crimes. This is a 40% increase from 2000. An estimated 964 of the same age group committed murders in 2007 which is a 38% increase from 2000. What gets the blame for these increases? The Bush Administration does because it cut grants to local police and juvenile crime prevention programs. No blame is given to those who are responsible, the lawless black culture.

This study is designed to increase government intervention and control. One thing that would

help in this situation is to abolish the minimum wage laws. These 14 to 17 year olds are shut out of the job market by the minimum wage laws. Instead of being occupied by working, these young men are employed by gangs. They run drugs for older men. The reason for the increase is the turf wars between competing gangs. Their behavior is negative rather than positive.

What is needed in this situation is not more government regulation, but more opportunities for these young men to work. They must be shown that work is more profitable than being in a gang and dying young. These young men are unemployable because they any lack working skills.

Employers are not going to overpay for unskilled labor. If they were able to get work at the

market price, it would keep them doing something constructive, not destructive. This solution is completely lost on those who conducted the Northeastern study. It never dawned on them because they are unable to think in terms of causes. Rather, they can only go by what they see with their physical eyes. Their solution will not stop this violence. This is another wasteful study.