being fellow citizens, fellow human beings? what about the kids in these cities working two jobs; one to help support a family and one to save for the dream of going to college? if you have so much money you can afford to pay people not to kill us, do you also have enough money to pay people who want to go to college to become a nurse or a firefighter or a teacher or, heaven forbid, a police pole officer? or are we just going to pay those who are thinking about taking a life, or can we at least also consider paying those who are thinking about saving lives? since when did we start paying the trouble makers but ignoring the kids who are doing the right thing? and since when did the path of prosper ifty get paved prosperity get paved with felony convictions? if your state or city is so flush with cash that you just