re: ZIP 70805: The Worst Neighborhood in Baton Rouge

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Isolate the ones that don't want to be functioning members of society from the ones that do.

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Yeah, because that would be so easy to do.

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Then stop funding their reproduction.

Mandatory sterilization if they are on the dole.

No additional benefits for multiple children.

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While I don't think they should be "rewarded" for having multiple children that they can't support, it's foolish to think that's the only reason they reproduce. Accidental pregnancies are much more likely to happen in segments of society where education (esp. sex ed) is sparse and of low value. There are numerous sociological contributing factors, not simply getting additional benefits.

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If you don't make it hurt, why should they want to get out of it.

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Your problem is that you assume that "they" think like you do, with a concept of actions & consequences. Most people in these environments aren't raised with any understanding of that, which is why they're so prone to commit crimes, despite the fact that they always get caught & suffer the consequences.

Again, changing the fundamentally flawed line of thinking and values of a particular demographic isn't nearly as easy as you'd like to think it is.