Spanking of children

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> It is especially bad here in El Paso.  The hispanic
> culture is very permissive with their children.  I wonder if that
> is why there are so many gangs here.

	I beg to differ with your opinion of how Hispanics raise their 
children.  I am Hispanic myself and whenever I did anything wrong, you 
can rest assured that I got a spanking from my parents.  Belt and all.  
Some of my Hispanic friends were treated the same way by their parents.
As a result, I have a great deal of respect for my parents and the same 
goes for my friends and their parents.  Therefore, the statement you made 
earlier about Hispanics being permissive with their children is ,in my 
opinion, incorrect and unjustified.
	
	As for the gangs, I think its a combination of the people's 
economic status and the influence and desperation of people that live in 
those areas.

My $0.02

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			       Joshua Ibarra
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