Yeah, there were fights -- some of which lead to later shootings. But this ain't just me talking opinion. We got the data to go look at. The homicides. The violence. The laws this country passed because of all the violence. They tried to make everything seem drug-related, but it wasn't as we know. Cats were getting lit up over the dumbest shit and slow ass LE wouldn't have a clue.
I don't even count colleges and military(and we had some cats on set who were there telling us about what was going on in there about gang activity). When we went through college parties, totally different vibe.
So yeah, there were fights settled without guns. BUT the chances of getting popped rose significantly in the late 80s-90s. Didn't mean to make it sound like everything came out to be a shooting. Hell, the Chicago gangs tried coming out tough here well over 30 years ago. We had shootings up here based on those fights before Clinton was in office(and with Crips, bloods were like unicorns up here back then).
Oh, I know, and to an extent I do agree. However, the military and colleges should not be excluded. A few years ago Ft Lewis and many other bases found current and active gang members. Same with colleges, just not as prevalent or publicized. Hits, bank robberies (Washington State, Former Rangers bank robbers), etc were happening. So I do agree about the 90s, more so the later 90s changing the metrics. Mfs scared to take an ass-whupping and feel like they have to shoot a mf.
Inner city hoods like Chicago in my opinion were never good anyway. It is far worse now. That cesspool killed a lot of my family members
granted a lot of them also were in the streets too. Their mentality is wrong. And you're right, a lot of them dudes who couldn't make it in the city gravitated to places where they could be big fish in a small pond. Went to the South, Louisiana, Ms, etc cause they really bitch ass niggas who couldn't stay in the concrete jungles of NY, Chi, LA, etc. Takes no skill to pull a gun but to fight it out and then shake it out, that's a lost art nowadays.
In closing, I am truly sorry this man lost his son. As a parent, that is the worst nightmare. Period. To the person here who shared losing your son man, I really appreciate you sharing that because it's deep. I wanted to reply to you but I honestly didn't know what to say. It's like I could feel the hurt and pain and no, I'm not saying I know what it's like because it hasn't happened to me, but I have an idea.