If gang violence in Chattanooga began in the late 1980s or early ’90s, then we are now seeing the second and third generation of gangbangers in our city.
The sins of the fathers haven’t just been passed down; they have multiplied egregiously.
“These kids now are crazy,” one man said.
“This generation?” another man said. “They’re just like getting a pit bull that’s already grown.”
Last weekend was full of chaos, with back-and-forth shootings across the city. Tuesday morning, as kids gathered for school in Alton Park, the needle screeched off the record, and violence reached a new low.