On the other hand, there's quite a bit of jealousy among people in some of the most marginalized, impoverished situations. And when there is jealousy and competition for scarce social goods, you have disputes. I attribute a lot of the fighting that goes on in schools, playgrounds, and elsewhere in the community to that kind of competition. I think it's related, but you have to understand, too, that crack in the inner cities is old. The person on crack has become a symbol of decline.
People get on crack and their households completely change.
People are literally dying on crack. Crack has been devastating for the black community. And when people see this, the word gets around that you don't want to smoke crack. Well, it's not just the police presence, it's also the quality of policing that's very important. When people call the police, the police don't always come.