I think the biggest spread of decay in the inner cities is that we lowered the import tariffs and off-shored the jobs. No jobs equal decay. Ferguson has > 25% unemployment. Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.
Put them back to work, and the demand for thug entertainment will drop.
It’s way too late for any of that. Worked at the unemployment office for two decades. Once people get the lazy bug or grow up with it, they’re practically worthless.
Wikipedia on Ferguson:
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,406 people,
44.75% White, 52.41% African American.
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,203 people,
29.3% White, 67.4% African American,
My 2020 vision is <15% White, population under 19,000
with an 80% African American police force