In Chicago recently, a 16 year old honor student was killed. The teenager, Derrion Albert was supposedly walking to a bus stop when he got swept up in a mob street fighting. The young man was beaten to death and it was all captured on video. What motivates teenagers to use a 2 by 4, fists, and feet to beat another individual?

It would be interesting to find out how many of the kids involved in this death of a teenager are being raised by their fathers, and how many of the fathers are gainfully employed. Out of all the fathers that are gainfully employed, how many are trying their hardest to keep their children active in after school activities that add value to their lives. Keeping youngsters busy is one of the best ways to lower the risks of them finding trouble.

Derrion was obviously at the wrong place at the wrong time because all reports to this point say that he was not a target. We cannot say the same for the other teenagers who decided to go after him in such a brutal way.

There are too many children in the America's school system dying every year. Many of the kids involved in the killings are involved in gangs, drugs, and guns. Too many of them are not employed and have given up on school. Unfortunately, following the wrong path and making one bad decision in life after another is normal for them. It would be interesting in knowing exactly how the lives of these kids would be different if their fathers where involved in their life in a loving and nurturing way and the fathers were also gainfully employed.