But it's heartening to know that they understand the horrors of crime and have already chosen to fight it. Perhaps that resolve will help them resist the future advances of drug dealers and gang recruiters. Sometimes kids can see problems more clearly than adults. They know right from wrong while many older kids and even adults look the other way while street crime continues unabated. You and I can give these kids hope by committing ourselves to stopping the people who terrorize.
Kids do say the darndest things.
And when it comes to understanding the effect of violent crime, we can learn a lot from them.