“In D.C., 227 people were homicide victims as of Friday morning, up from 198 people killed last year. “Most homicides today are … between and among young men … without much opportunity or much hope, and there is a tit for tat cycle of retaliatory violence,” Abt added. He told Fox News that these young men were never taught “morals, integrity and principles.”This isn’t to say that every young man from a single-parent home ends up like this. Though in his case, he made it out OK thanks to a tough mother and a fierce commitment to faith. “Not having that guiding influence of a father and an authority figure is very detrimental to many young men, particularly now.

Source: Fox News January 23, 2022 18:33 UTC