I think the conclusion provides a new perspective. It shows Jose's views in prison rather than on the streets. I think this addressing the harmful culture that prison systems have. It is hard for the people that go into prison not adapt and give into the prison culture. If they don't give into prison culture they put themselves in danger, but it is hard to leave the prison culture behind once they get out, but in this communtiy maybe the prison culture helps them survive outside too. #so345

How are any of the boys, delinquent or not, going to be able to succeed when no matter what they do they are criminalized and expected to be bad kids? How are they going to be able to get away from their criminalized community when the community and the police are putting the delinquent and non-delinquent boys against each other? Why does it have to be a us vs them type of situation? Is it us vs them in all aspects of our society? #so345

The non-delinquent boys that this chapter is about is are in a lose lose situation. They have to act lawful enough for the police and administrators but they also have to not be cowards or snitches that are rejecting the delinquent boys. They are acting in every scenario and living multiple lives to keep themselves safe. It is unfair to them that they are living multiple lives because of the cultural standards of the community around them. #so345

I think the idea of the boys proving their manhood on the streets is similar to a lot of things we have talked about in class. They don't want to be labeled anything that denies their masculinity or else they will act out to prove they are masculine enough. They also look for how to be masculine in the people around them (peers, family, officers, teachers, etc). So if these people are their role models for masculinity they will do anything to prove to them they deserve their approval. #so345

The more I read this book like the beginning of chapter 6, the more I can't comprehend how the officers find it reasonable to act this way. Why do there take away these civil rights? Are they scared of the boys and think treating them inhumanely will protect them? Do they not realize if they were understand and humane to the boys there wouldn't be issues? Also what are the boys supposed to do when they are violated? Nobody is willing to help them fight back legally or effectively. #so345

I think the crimes of resistance concept is very intriguing. If the boys and poor communities weren't labeled deviant or lesser than by society. They most likely wouldn't commit as many crimes against resistance. If there was more equality they probably wouldn't commit crimes. In a perfect world where everyone had equal wealth, would there still be crimes of resistance? Would there still be crimes at all? #so345

The microaggressions talked about in this chapter are clearly rooted in our nation's history which I think ties a lot of the concepts we have learned in class together. Young Black men are seen as predators and dangerous. White women are fearful of them because it has been engrained into them by society our history. Black men were targeted and framed when it came to crimes against white women. Single cases does not apply to all people of that race and gender. #so345

On page 77, Spider is explaining his story of getting stabbed and the aftermath of trying to catch the men that did it. He wants nothing to do with finding the men. The police are asking him all the wrong questions and basically victim blaming him for being in a gang even though he isn't. The DA also wants him to testify when he doesn't want to because it is against the wring person and will put him in danger for snitching. Who are the police and DA really trying to help? #so345

It is frustrating reading about how the police officers will give the boys citations and tickets for little untruthful things that no white person would get. Why are police officers targeting these boys, ruining their reputations, and setting them up for failure? Do they feel the need to police the area so heavily and the boys are just collateral damage? Or is it because they are bias and targeting the boys? #so345

It's interesting to read about how young boys felt the need to join a gang in the area to protect themselves. Specifically it talks about how young Asian men had to form a gang to protect themselves against the bigger Black and Latino gangs. This makes me think that everyone was just joining gangs for protection or because it was an expectation. These boys were joining gangs because it is what they learned from the people around them and they thought that is what they were supposed to do. #so345