BBC Guns and Gangs season

[Mikee Merge n C]

BBC2

Guns And Rap
Tue 9 Dec, 11:20 pm - 12:00 am 40mins

An investigation into teenagers' fascination with firearms. The young gun generation talk frankly about the pros and cons of sub machine guns over automatic pistols. Part of the Guns And Gangs season.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk

Dunno bout you but this interests me. I hate the way US Hip Hop culture has infected our rave scene over the last 10 years, especially in the Garage and Jungle corners...

All these kids going on like they are bad, like it's fashionable - as opposed to committing crimes, simply because it's the only way to survive in difficult living circumstances...
There is a difference!

I've experienced life in the developing world. Scary shit to live in, trust.

There, guns are legal yet the youth are not impressed. They want a nation like we got. Where its safe to walk!

I love Hip Hop culture since way back but the attitudes are unhealthy in todays society.

I work with youngsters hoping to break into the industry, and at the age of, like, 10 or 11 they are giving themselves and their crews names which have violent origins...

Slim Shady, as others, says they don't expect people to take their lyrics quite so literally.

Kids do take things literally though you fraggle.

[Misdemeanor]

i watched this programme.

well interesting. You really cant blame the ppl who are chatting about guns thou, its what they've seen, what they've grown up with...why should they keep quiet about it? However they need to show its not glamourous and its not cool - and they need to get that msg across. (and the bling bling side of things is just biggin up the gangster wannabee life)

If lyrics are having an effect on kids, only play them on mtv and the radio after 9pm and stick an age label cd. - In the same way not all films are suitable for kids due to adult content, neither is all music.

But blaming the rap/hiphop/ lyrics is just bullshit. Ppl wouldnt be chattin about guns if they werent all over the streets.

[coombz]

sounds interesting, wish i'd seen it :/

[Philblunt]

fucking heavy these days. I dont understand how come there is now SUCH a large amount of guns. I don't think anybody really saw the increase, it was well sudden. I dont remember many 'increase in guns' little sidelines in the news really. Just massive heavy events like sprees of carjackings and shit. well whatever, but London must be dodgey as fuck!

[Misdemeanor]

thing is its not jus london... its brum, mancs, leeds, notts ..how long before its oxford?

the more ppl who own a gun - the more ppl who feel the need to carry one to protect themselves. What good is a knife if someone holding a gun to the back of your head.

Its escalating big time and they need to change kids attitudes NOW so that in ten years time we're not like the U.S

[Manikular]

bring back longer jail sentences
bring back corporal punishment

that will learn 'em.

it's true what you guys say. it isn't their fault, it is what they know. blame the government and their fact and stats fiddling.

they need to realise a thing or two.

cronic underfunding of innercity development equals boredom amongst youngsters equals the fact they will find alternative things to do... ie crime.

[Mikee Merge n C]

Good stuff...