In most bad neighborhoods people used to “care” and “fight violence” until the gangs killed a few of them—sometimes intentionally and sometimes in the crossfire.
If your neighbors are bad news you are not going to “cure” them—you need to get out of there before you become the next victim.
No. In most bad neighborhoods people just stopped caring. Gangs don’t houses go derelict, people do. Gangs don’t turn up the TV when something is happening outside, people do. Gangs don’t ignore Kitty Genovese while she’s being raped and murdered, people do. You have to EARN living in a good neighborhood. It has to be maintained just like your house, your mind, and your body.