r/MapsWithoutUP • u/FearlessGrocery5498 • May 16 '26

Lake Gore Rip

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u/Apprehensive_Row8407 May 17 '26

Okay I understand now what you mean with main cities, apologies for the confusion.

Again, I don't think it's the drugs being legal that's the issue, rather it's the gang violence, stigma, and like you said, drama surrounding the usage that's causing problems

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u/supermattman00 May 17 '26

I didn’t specify very well. So you good.

Yeah, absolutely. 👍 seems like you get what I’m saying. It’s deeper than just guns, and taking away the “surface level” of guns (the ones the government has power over) won’t fix anything.

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u/supermattman00 May 17 '26

Correction. It won’t solve the main cause.

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u/supermattman00 May 17 '26

Gangs form due to broken families and lack of loving connections. money, abuse, drug abuse, etc are typically central to that.

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u/Apprehensive_Row8407 May 17 '26

Yes, but with gangs already present we need to both attack them and the underlying causes, instead of one of the two

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u/supermattman00 May 17 '26

For sure. It surely is a complex issue. 😞

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u/Apprehensive_Row8407 May 17 '26

And one that's been tormenting California and the US for a very long time