gang member

Davidson County

A high-ranking gang member who told police he has been involved with gangs since he was 14 has been arrested again for parole violation, police said.

A biker is riding by the zoo when he sees a little girl
leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs
her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull
her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her
screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs
to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a

I’ve never met a pimp who liked his dad.  Or a prostitute.  Or a thief.  And I’ve met a few.

I over-prepared for my first turn teaching at the children’s home.  I was twenty-one and terrified.  I read over my stack of index cards, pacing around the grounds as 250 kids trickled into the small white chapel in their Sunday best. 

I’ve never met a pimp who liked his dad.  Or a prostitute.  Or a thief.  And I’ve met a few.

I over-prepared for my first turn teaching at the children’s home.  I was twenty-one and terrified.  I outlined my message, plotted it out on index cards, color coded them even.  I rehearsed one last time pacing around the grounds as 250 kids trickled into the small white chapel in their Sunday best. 

Does violence beget violence? This would be make a good case for the old adage, but I think our troops coming home and continuing to kill is a far deeper and darker problem that is not being properly addressed.