The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

[Scottdau]

Re: The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

From me......experience.
However, Scott.....you're throwing in a curveball....gang affiliation changes the scenario. You aren't getting anything out of a true lifer. They are definitely more afraid of the other "members" than the system.
Just a group of guys.....there's dimin' left and right though.

M.K.
Knight165

Yep, It is different world in the hood too though. In Oakland and Richmond a lot of crimes are unsolved for this reason.

[MC Fatigue]

Re: The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

So you're telling me if you had a friend who bought something stolen, you would question your friend as to who sold him the stolen stuff and make sure that person got arrested?

If you had a longtime associate with a legal job, and you happened to be over their house one day and discovered that in addition to working, they had a bunch of suspicious merchandise (electronics, appliances, etc), you would rat on them?

Even with something as serious as selling drugs...drug possession crimes are already skewed as ever. I'm not even going to get into the crack vs cocaine debate. I don't agree with it, but people are gonna buy drugs regardless. I'm not knocking another person's means of getting money. Some people really know no other way, and once they decide to give up that lifestyle, they're done because of some crime they did as a youth. It's not that serious to me as a drug-free dude. In Chicago, the police are almost as crooked as the criminals.

The only time I'm telling is if I witness or have proof of something serious like a murder, rape, etc.

[J.R. Locke]

Re: The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

This has a lot to do with certain people who are continually hounded by authority figures. This class of people are basically at war (the other side usually call is it that).

In a large sense this isn't new. I agree that there is a media influence that is increasing this idea of snitchin.

[mgoblue]

Re: The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

This has a lot to do with certain people who are continually hounded by authority figures. This class of people are basically at war (the other side usually call is it that).

In a large sense this isn't new. I agree that there is a media influence that is increasing this idea of snitchin.

Yeah, I tend to trust the police and would tell them what I know if they interviewed me about something...Some people really distrust the police (because of being hounded, perhaps) and I think that's where the snitching type stuff comes from.

Though I don't really hang out with anyone into criminal behavior, so it's kinda hard to know how I'd act. I do think that if the cops are pressuring me I'm not taking the fall for my boy, I don't want to go to jail! If you're into illegal stuff you should be ready to pay the price.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: The younger generation and their view on "snitchin and loyalty"

What if it's family? Cousin, sibling, son/daughter etc.?