They harm pets or injure siblings. They laugh when someone is abused, even when they themselves are victims. As a result, teen parents kill their newborns and discard them in dumpsters or bathrooms. So the cycle continues, and innocent life is destroyed wantonly. This violence cycle is obvious in the gang situation.
Kids die because they are wearing the wrong color rag or their laces are tied in a particular way.
A rival gang member needs no other reason to be murdered other then he exists, yet in a pre-gang time, these kids could have been best friends. They may share interests in the same music, games, or a love of onion rings, but because they have different affiliations, they will only meet in battle. But there is hope for our kids. There are ways to prevent this lack of respect for life. Although young children learn this value the best, it is never too late to teach our teens.