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Conversations with some of the children revealed a pervasive nihilism and a feeling that forebode an inevitable early death, whether it be in the form of a physical death on the streets, or a death of identity that occurs when one enters the justice system and effectively becomes dead to society...
...underscore this point, and perhaps to act as a precursor for entrance into the justice system, many of the schools remind one of a prison, both in their physical layout and the very visible presence of uniformed police officers all around the building. It is no secret that if you devalue human beings and begin treating them as animals, or future inmates, they will eventually begin to act as such. It is no different in the American inner city school system...
...that were causing them to act out academically or otherwise, these administrators were quick to scream, intimidate, and channel the children to uniformed officers for reprimand. This treatment served to desensitize them to the fear of authority or detention, and began preparing them for a life within the justice system at an early...
...stands, the inner-city educational system must be fundamentally restructured, from the way the schools are financed, to faculty recruitment and expulsion. As we move forward, the urgency of the situation comes into sharper focus. If our children cannot run to us to fix the situation, then to whom can they run? If we do not take action now, then when...
...activities are so curtailed and many of their aides and allies are in jail. Moreover, the longer the protests have continued in the face of harsh repression, the more demonstrations have turned violent and seen their ire directed not just at the current government but toward the Islamic system itself. Not only does this make it easier for the state to delegitimize the protesters as agents of foreign powers; overturning the Islamic system would also deprive the opposition leaders - mostly clerics and former government officials - of their base of authority and legitimacy. The more radical the protest movement becomes...