I read an article that discussed a riot that broke out in August in New York City’s Union Square. Thousands of kids threw smoke bombs, broke windows, fought among themselves, vandalized cars, and much more. The
police arrested 65 people, half of them under age 18.
The author pointed to “the breakdown of tribe and community, which has been happening in slow motion for several decades, as the old social fabric has steadily eroded.”
He continues, “Once
upon a time, these boys would have been absorbed by other things: a boxing gym; a basketball court; a church; a job; a classroom; their apartments overflowing with siblings, cousins, friends, their mother in a cramped kitchen making dinner.
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