Meeting on Violence

My old ideas on violence consisted of how you were brought up, your parents, and the people that you surround yourself with. My ideas were only reinforced whenever the speakers for BRAVE were talking about the causes of violence, and that the majority of violence comes from children who didn’t grow up in a good home, or one where the parents weren’t a major part in their lives. This meeting didn’t exactly change my thoughts about violence but instead added the emphasis of mental health’s connection with violence and crime rates in our state.

            I think that Sherriff Geautreaux was the best speaker because he was one of the only speakers that were directly involved with the actual criminals and people who were the focus of this meeting. I felt like if anyone knew what they were talking about, it was him because he had direct face to face experience with the people who were violating and ruining our city through crime and violence.

            I think that BRAVE has a bigger chance of making an impact because it involves not only law enforcement officers, but also the government and the community. The only way I think that the crime in Baton Rouge can be changed is if we come to an agreement as a society and work together in order to stop the violence in Baton Rouge, or to at least decrease the impact it’s making on our society.

            I think that the difference between being at the meeting and just watching a movie, was the difference between listening and not paying attention. Being there and experiencing this event made me feel a part of the society and made me feel like my opinion was important and that it was also my duty to try and change the way crime effects Baton Rouge.