You start by making sure everyone - and that means everyone, even the gangbanger with a rap sheet longer than most people's arms - can get an honest job at an honest wage, and a roof over their head for a reasonable sum somewhere near reliable public transportation.

Then you make sure everyone has free and equal access to education, and that all kids are taught basic reading, writing, arithmetic and a bit of science and history.

If the problem persists after that, then we will hopefully have a clearer idea of what the actual problem is, because right now a large fraction of the problem is "disenfranchised underclass subculture."

There very probably still will be a problem, but solving that problem is non-trivial, so let's solve the trivial problems first.

- Jake

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