Laws and signs do not stop people from texting, speeding, or shooting. History shows us that a societies laws and religious creeds, reflect the intentions not the day to day behavior of its citizens. What we say and do are entirely different. When we start to care about one another, things will change and not until then. East St. Louis Illinois is the most dangerous places in the US and is also one of the least literate. Our prisons are filled with many illiterates. The root cause of much of our violence is illiteracy, and that, just like the non-celebrity victims of crime, are subjects we rarely discuss.
Laws and signs do not stop people from texting, speeding, or shooting. History shows us that a societies laws and religious creeds, reflect the intentions not the day to day behavior of its citizens. What we say and do are entirely different. When we start to care about one another, things will change and not until then. East St. Louis Illinois is the most dangerous places in the US and is also one of the least literate. Our prisons are filled with many illiterates. The root cause of much of our violence is illiteracy, and that, just like the non-celebrity victims of crime, are subjects we rarely discuss.