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BANG!Patricia Smith, “Undertaker”
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If you are an average18-year-old in the U.S. …
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… you’ve seen40,000 murders
on TV.
… you’ve seen40,000 murders
on TV.
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About half the video games you buy
show killing and violence.
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Every two and a half hours
in the United States, …
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… a young person is murdered.
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL MASSACREAPRIL 20, 1999
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If you are young and African American, …
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… you are more likelyto die by homicide
than any other cause.H
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Deaths Caused by Homicide(per 100,000 people)
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Victims (age 15–34)
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LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL GRID STAR GUNNED DOWN BY GANGBANGERSMARCH 2, 2008
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There are 270 million registered
and unregisteredguns in the U.S. …
There are 270 million registered
and unregisteredguns in the U.S. …
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… for 300 million people.
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The U.S. has more guns than many other nations.
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And there are moremurders in the U.S. thanin many other countries.
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VIOLENCEWe’re surrounded by it.
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Is violence the solution—
or the problem?
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Is there violence in the headlines where you live? • “Three Teens Charged in Youth’s Beating Death” • What do people in your school fight about? • “Boy, 15, Dies in School Shooting” • What would you do to make your community a more peaceful place? • “Gang Rape Raises Questions About Role of Bystanders” • Should violent video games and TV shows be restricted? • “Flash Mobs Take Violent Turn” • Describe a time when violence touched your life. • “Racial Slurs Preceded Deadly Attack” • Is there violence in the headlines where you live? • “Three Teens Charged in Youth’s Beating Death” • What do people in your school fight about? • “Boy, 15, Dies in School Shooting” • What would you do to make your community a more peaceful place? • “Gang Rape Raises Questions About Role of Bystanders” • Should violent video games and TV shows be restricted? • “Flash Mobs Take Violent Turn” • Describe a time when violence touched your life. • “Racial Slurs Preceded Deadly Attack” • Is there violence in the headlines where you live? • “Three Teens Charged in Youth’s Beating Death” • What do people in your school fight about? • “Boy, 15, Dies in School Shooting” • What would you do to make your community a more peaceful place? • “Gang Rape Raises Questions About Role of Bystanders” • Should violent video games and TV shows be restricted? • “Flash Mobs Take Violent Turn” • Describe a time when violence touched your life. • “Racial Slurs Preceded Deadly Attack”
Is violence the solution—
or the problem?
put your voice on recordRAWWRITE