That s that s correct. kids gotot when the shutdowne happened, kids got more time to spend with kids and sometimes that s a really bad situation where kids have too much time to spend with other kidst and they get bored and whatevern and all of a sudden they try to think of something to do t something exciting, somethingth that they can doat that just makes them so cool, you know, and part of the in crowd sort of say so yeah. covid and being out of school hurts tremendo. how about fatherlessness? how does that affect this father absence i think is the biggest problem we have in the nation.. i think of every father went in claim their kids and fathered their kids and discipline their kids. we wouldn t have alle the problems that we have today. john, thank you for your experience, personal experience and your insights yo and i am speaking of protectingt the youth when parent michelle brown discovered a graphic book was being made availablee
Spanish teacher with a baseball batteac in minneapolis earlier this month. a 17 year old was charged a shooting and killing a man while he sat in his car at in a gas station. and last month a 19 yearar old was arrested-o for the murdr of a nine year old girl. there back in january. the star tribune editorial board warned fear of random violent crime is growing in the twin cities. residents have been attacked at various times of the day in communities across the metro . authorities have traced most of these frightening cases tos teens as young as 13.as joining me is joining me nowth is john turnipseed, former gang leader, drug dealer and . he s also the executive vice president off urban ventures. john, why is this happening? you re based in minneapolis. we always think of minnesota nice. but what s driving the violence ? well, one of the things this is sort of the aftermath of george floyd, you know, when
Prisoners are punished with long periods of isolation, often for minor offenses, that can cause lasting mental health problems. Other states are moving to limit the practice.