The people that live in these areas have a set of morals and values so different from ours that they should be considered foreign. They hold our values and morals in contempt. Toward us they are hostile, dangerous, and deadly violent. Any white person who valued their life would quickly learn that there are certain areas they just should not go. This is literally foreign held enemy territory.
But like we learned in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan you can easily occupy territory with troops but you can't easily change a culture of a people and nigh impossible to change their inherent nature.
True, but legalizing all drugs would bankrupt the gangs.
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