by Jan Ransom (@Jan_Ransom)
January 21, 2018 — read original story
In one Facebook post, two teenage boys posed in a photo with handguns on each of their laps.
In another, a group of young men threatened to attack another man whom they believed had cooperated with detectives investigating a string of robberies. …
… “People who feel they’ve been disrespected on social media will take it to the streets,” said Jeff Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, who has evaluated violence prevention programs in New York. “It’s about pride and respect.”
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