re: Protests blowing up in Downtown Birmingham

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Money certainly won't solve all the problems but you've got to reach those kids because for the most part you're not changing the parents at home

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I don’t agree entirely. I’ve done lots of volunteering in poor schools and often there are parents that would like to do better but cannot. Many single moms work two jobs and aren’t able to influence their kids as much because of that.

I think there are things that could help fix this:
1) Wages have to increase.
2) We need to connect young people without stable families with more good mentors.
3) Wellfare payments should phase out more instead of dropping off a cliff at a certain income.
4) A father who abandons his child should be severely punished.
5) There needs to be a stronger law enforcement presence, ideally through smaller community policing than through city police forces, to ensure that a child can at least feel safe to learn.