“Community leaders at the prayer walk echoed Police Chief Todd Schmaderer...”
-what/who on earth is a “community leader”? Leading what? Great job, “Leaders”! And that’s some bang-up “community”.
When youngsters are armed to the teeth and killing each other because they’re wearing the ‘wrong’ color, all the “community leaders” in the world will do nothing to improve the situation.
It starts with Mom (and Dad, who’s usually missing). Then it moves to Church, then to decent schools that actually educate. After that comes initiative and hard work, striving to overcome any setbacks that might occur on the road to a successful and happy life. Throw accountability and consequences into the mix too.
Most or all of these things are non-existent in these communities. It’s a crying shame.