Urban Music And Gun Crime

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Andrew Deeley

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Urban Music And Gun Crime

In the modern world today crime is at an all time high. Gangs are now becoming more like organizations and ruling parts of cities. Some people, mostly politicians blame this on the music that is about today. On New Years Eve 2003 two young girls were killed by gun shot. They got caught up in a shoot out between two gangs. Politicians and ministers were quick to point the finger at today’s music for influencing gun crime. The minister for tourism said, ‘The hateful lyrics almost connote a culture were killing is a fashion accessory”. Weather the music is to blame is another matter, maybe the governments use music to cover up its own mistakes. Gun crime has risen rapidly in this country it has got to the stage of nearly twenty two fire arm offences being committed every day. Some people now possess guns for self defence, in poor areas of cities. This is where violence and guns on the street is every day life for some people.

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        Some people defend the music and say it is not responsibly for the gun crime, their argument Is that middle class children listen to rap and garage and they do not go running round with guns. Some mps are saying “The government needs to make some tough decisions. It’s not just a case of changing what people listen too. Blaming music is both too easy and fundamentally wrong”.

        Ms Dynamite says that garage is not responsibly for violence. Violence is everywhere and the music is just a metaphor for life in general. She says that people in power are afraid ...

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