Improper parenting, people like the OP here convincing these kids that they're some kind of victim, or somebody owes them something, no God or religion in their life, and no respect for Life generally. All this stupid gangster rap crap that glorifies shooting , killing , and disrespect for women and people generally,.... Good smart black kids, who study, get good grades attempting to break out of the cycle of violence are looked down upon by these type of people as acting white, which is stupid... nobody is a victim, nobody owes anybody anything .... We used to get paddled when we were kids. up in front of the class, in front of everybody and there were no parents out here trying to beat up teachers we'd get it again at home if we told our parents