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On Thursday\u2019s \u201cLarry Elder Show,\u201d\u00a0LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell stated that the gang issue is largely due to the breakdown of the nuclear family, and while there are other factors, \u201cThat\u2019s probably foundational.\u201d<\/p>\n
Host Larry Elder asked, [relevant remarks begin around 58:35] \u201cChief, we have about just 45 seconds left. The gang situation, isn\u2019t that largely a product of the breakdown of the nuclear family?\u201d<\/p>\n
McDonnell answered, \u201cIt is. It certainly is. It\u2019s, I think, a number of different things. That\u2019s probably foundational. But I look at what police officers see every day in our communities, the lack of proper nutrition in places, the lack of early childhood education being taken seriously enough, giving \u2014 setting the kids up for success, and, then, certainly, the family\u2019s role in raising a young person in the best way possible. But, then, also, what we\u2019ve glamorized, glamorized a gang lifestyle. Since the \u201980s, you look at some of the music, some of the movies that have been out there and been very popular, glamorizing a lifestyle that\u2019s dysfunctional and going to get people hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n
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