TV Documentary Paints Grim Picture Of Teens, Crime "Crime, Punishment and Kids" aired recently. The docu mentary painted a grim picture for those teens that break the law. For anyone who felt that kids only commit petty crimes, the news program was an eye opener. While it is true that the crimes youth commit begin small, the NBC documentary found it also to be true that the ser iousness of the crimes increase with each subsequent arrest. * Several teen delinquents inter viewed, committed crimes of kid napping, murder, rape, armed robbery. From their "conversa tions, a few hints like hanging with the wrong crowd or living in generational violence alluded to their troubles. But there were no clear cut solutions to finding ef fective methods of a failing de tention system. One thing's for sure, the sys tem that is presently enforced to lawfully discipline our kids has felled miserably and could even bis blamed as one reason why a kid repeats an offense. Too often there is no rehabilitation process ip many of the country's deten tion centers. Her* s on* kid s story. Let's call him Pete. Pet* is a whit* male teen who comes from a seemingly stable background. He lives with his stepfather and toother. The day before Pate jkhooto his parents with a 44 <*li her, he kills a cashier. In his own Words, Plato told the NBC inter viewer how he killed his parents bnd then laughed once the act had been committed. Pet* left home ahd went out bragging to his friends of his deed. But then when he returned home he pre tended to be distraught, an guished over what had transpired *nd vowing vengeance. Pete, who finally confessed to the three murders said that his heavy in volvement in devil worship di rected and controlled his actions. ' Then there was Angel. Angel held a female under gun point and allowed a friend to rap* her. But unlike so many of the teenage boys that appeared in "Crime, punishment A Kids", Angel's story had a ray of hop* After spending time at a detention cen ter, Angel was able to get a job and was making positive efforts to change his life. Both at these kids had been in trouble with the law since they were nine. What about detention centers? As stated they detain, but they don't reform. One teen being in terviewed said that it took his committing three offenses before he was placed in a detention cen ter. Before that he mocked that he was just slapped on the hand by juvenile judges and sent home. Another youngster said that the first time he went to a detention center, he said he would never come back. He went 15 more times. Even the law enforcers admitted to the ineffectiveness of the detention centers. One police man replied, "When you arrest them, they laugh, because they know that their parents will come to get them out." So what is the answer? A few trial programs, underway may be part of the solution. One thing’s for certain though and that is if something isn't done soon, socie ty will pay. BRAVO CHARLOTTE On Saturday, August 8, Chan nel 9 will present an hour long symphony special called "Bravo Charlotte." It will focus on the music selected for the tour, the lifestyles of the people in Europe, and the challenges the musicians faced while on their trip. This presentation will high light the biggest cultural event to happen in the Charlotte music r community. It demonstrates that music is truly the international language that everyone can un derstand. LIGHT WRITING The photographs of Marshall Clayton, Marsha Polier Qross-,, man, Sharon Anglin Kuhne, - Wanda Levin, John M. Morgan, John Rosenthal, John Scarlet* and Many Moor Winnatt will ba on exhibit from Friday, July 31 • Sunday September 6 at the Gal lery of Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc., 411 N. Cherry St., Winston Salem. v \ BLACK AMERICA Public radio station, WFAE (90.7) FM is airing the summer new series, "Black America To day." This series of reports will include doxens of stories prepared fay NPR reporters across the coun try, focusing on the lives of indi viduals as well as on issues that affect all black Americans. Also included will be reports on some dT the cities that experienced riots 20 years ago. A few of the topics to be aired are: "Blacks In The Mormon Church", "New Acti vism:MiesiBsippi boycotts", "Has The Women's Movement Hurt Blacks", "8CLC -After 30 Years," "Blacks In The Mili tary”, and "Role of the Black Church". DISCOVERY FLACK Creatures of the sea are at the Nature Museum! Everything, but the sand! Find out what an ana one is and what a seastar eats. Learn about sea urchins and a variety of shellfish thru lectures, hands-on activities, and demon strations. After the mini trip to the ocean take a walk in the Paw Paw Nature Trial. Admission id $.75. 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