Additionally, I thought the idea of race was pretty interesting with showing who is "criminal" or not. We talked about this in class with the first book and I thought this was another good example to show off. I do wonder though do Black Fraternites (like the ones in the Divine Nine) get shown as criminal or as traditional? I think this would be a good question to look into if someone ever did a research paper similar to this topic. (2/2) #so339

I listened to the Gangs and Greeks podcast and thought it was super interesting. I am in Greek Life here and while we do not engage in this kind of activity before I joined you always heard about that stuff in the media as just part of it, never really criminal and I think that this group did a great job of pointing that out. I do wonder if the media is starting to turn on this 'tradition' though with instances like the ones at IU if anyone has seen those. (1/2) #so339

I do not agree that police departments should not have Twitter accounts. While yes, one could argue there are issues I think getting rid of it all together is not a good idea. I think the space for community engagement is valuable for police on social media and should not just be tossed #so339

I thought the idea that some law enforcement agencies use social media to connect people for conspiracies was interesting. I feel like people connect with lots of people online and may not know them really or if they are committing crimes. While I understand the idea, it seems like a double edged sword. #so339

Overall, I thought that this book was pretty interesting and it gave a good look into the drill scene. I had heard of people like Chief Keef or King Von, but I had never really understood the impacts that they had. I also think it was important to see WHY drillers do it and show off such high levels of criminality. #so339

I thought it was kind of crazy that MacIntyre got signed to a record label after he was convicted of homicide. I feel like this helps restart the cycle of violence because he "made it" because he committed crimes, so others may commit them to make it as well. It is an unfortunate look for the music industry in my opinion. #so339

I think it is important that the chapter 7 shows another way that the drillers are stuck because they are either loved In the community and praised, or seen as villains. This bipolar attitude towards them likely does not help when they are already in a struggling position. #so339

I think a lot of the ideas in chapter 6 can boil down to the fact that people love the sensationalize crime and violence. We talked about this earlier with the media in general, but people love to consume content like this, especially if they do not understand it #so339

May be a dumb question, but if these guys are publicly claiming that they killed Javon, why wouldn't the police also notice that? It is at least enough to start an investigation or something. #so339

I thought the ideas about "doing what you love" as work was interesting because it highlighted the inequality that is faced by a lot of drillers. Other people who start a podcast or blog or whatever usually have another income, for the Corner Boys this is it. because this is it I think it swallows all of them and leads to them needing to manipulate women and feelings that everyone is using them. All they have going is the drill career and they cannot afford to lose it. #so339