First of all, i apologize to all of my readers because I said my blog wouldn't be about stuff like this , but as it stands right now, this is a school assignment, so to all of my readers *cough* both of you*cough*, once again I am sorry.
I, as a teen, have been put in the same situation as many teens have been in throughout most of time. I've lost my voice, or rather it has been taken from me. The adults and authority figures in the city of Rochester, where violence and killings occur regularly, they're always trying to fix teenager's problems.
But let's take a minute to think about this...I've officially thought about it and i think this SUCKS!!! Really, how are you going to fix our problems when you're refusing to listen to us it just doesn't work. It's like asking you what you want for dinner and then shoving dog crap down your mouth without your consent.
Oh and don't even get me started on "Zero Tolerance." The only thing zero tolerance is accomplishing is filling up the jails with people who commit other minor crimes and leaving the killers on the street. Prime example the two teens murdered here in febuary. You know, the ones whose blood was scattered all over the front page of the
d and c. Yeah, their killer still wasn't caught, but we caught that man who was driving without a license and we put him away for a long long time.
If you want to talk about our problems maybe talk to us about them first.
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There's a youth organization that does exactly what you're asking for. Have you heard of Teen Empowerment? It centered around youth communicating directly with authorities about the issues you described and more. Let me know if you want to get involved. I know people who are from the organization.
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