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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may want to learn more about their model.  The point is not too hire Poindexter McNerdy to go preach to guys making bad choices.  They hire people who have a background on the streets because they understand the issues.

The crime he committed was before he was hired. I'm sure they regret that particular one, but it seems like a risk you have to take off your going to make that model work.

Now he was caught and arrested. The system will do what it needs to ensure justice.  But I don't see that as a reason to criticize the violence interrupters.[/quote]

Ive sometimes thought there was something a little weird about the whole do not as I did strategy..i can see it being...somewhat effective. 
Theres an element of your parents who smoked pot telling you not to smoke pot though.  Personally, why not have Poindexter McNerdy roll up in his sweet ride and lecture the kids about how to get a nice job like his and escape the streets?[b] It would be nice if successful AAs, but any group, went back to the streets to mentor + inspire. [/b]Thats a program id like to see subsidized by the city. What happened to Big Brother?[/quote]

There are already thousands of programs that do that. The issue is that the lecture and model approach doesn’t work on its own. You need to have money to provide the circumstances under which people can actually change their lives. It’s not enough to tell someone “This is how you dress for success.” You need to provide funds for that interview suit. Otherwise, they still have just the clean t-shirt and jeans. [/quote]

Theres a program in DC that hands out free interview suits.[/quote]

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