Boyz n the Hood - Community Struggles with Gun and Liquor Access
Furious Styles:
Why is it that there is a gun shop on almost every corner in this community?
The Old Man:
Why?
Furious Styles:
I'll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves.
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Boyz n the Hood - Self-Destruction in the Community
The Old Man:
Ain't nobody from outside bringing down the property value. It's these folk, shootin each other and sellin that crack rock and shit.
Furious Styles:
Well, how you think the crack rock gets into the country? We don't own any planes. We don't own no ships. We are not the people who are flyin and floatin that shit in here. Why is it that there is a gun shop on almost every corner in this community?
The Old Man:
Why?
Furious Styles:
I'll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves.
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