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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree about the motivation part. My grandfather hosted some executives from India a few years ago. After dinner where they were discussing poverty, they asked my grandfather to take them through the poorest area of Baltimore (he lives in Baltimore). He drove them through Sandtown-Winchester which is the area where Freddie Gray grew up. The Indian executives asked about services, etc for the people living in this area and other poor areas of the city. They were shocked that so many services were available. They said that in India, people live in slums with no access to sanitation, food, clean water, etc. People dug through the dumps looking for food and items to sell. They were hungry to get out of poverty. There are plenty of services available especially in cities to help people. But if you have somewhere to live, food to eat, water to drink and a cell phone, etc, what motivation is there to get the hell out of there? [/quote]

The secure comforts of life in Sandtown-Winchester? Really? I mean, really?[/quote]

not the person you are responding to but yes, to a person living in a 3rd world country with NO services available, yes that area is comfort.  The only safety issue in that area is each other.  Killing each other.  [/quote]

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