Childhood Violence Research Paper

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Violence has been being used for centuries now and people are starting to believe that is the only way to be heard while others do it for fun. There is kids under the age of 14 picking up guns not knowing it is loaded or trying to follow a game they play and try to kill their enemies. Lately, there has been a lot of violence ranging from the age of 16-30. Not even to just to hurt enemies, there are young kids gangbanging and selling drugs. People are starting to kill each other over drugs, money, and because they are rivalries this is a shame kids can’t even walk the streets or be outside without parents thinking “is it safe for my child to be outside playing?” a child thinking “am I going to make it back home?.” Who these drug dealers sell

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