Debate Brief

Introduction I.         -A Los Angeles family takes a wrong turn into gang territory and is fired upon. A 3-year-old is                   killed and her 2-year-old brother wounded.         -A Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn is kidnapped by a Chinatown gang which demands ransom          payments from her family. She is murdered when the family fails to pay.         -Two FBI agents and a police sergeant are murdered inside the Washington, D.C. police          headquarters by a gang member.         -A Pittsburgh …

…youth violence, their potential for contributing to a future crime wave is enormous. A recent decline in violent crime appears to be more a result of fewer teenagers than better law enforcement. When the current bumper crop of elementary-age children become adolescents, the violent crime rate is likely to explode.         Gangs are the powder magazine, they must be dealt with before the bomb goes off. Rebuttal extensions- Population of 14-18 year olds Now                  17,620,472 5 Years         18,628,635         + 6 % 10 Years         20,284,601         + 15%