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Although LA clearly isn't the UK, much of what goes on here does seem to be an attempt to emulate an attitude that stems from US gang culture. Although on a much grander scale, the whole drive-by phenomenon (which thankfully has never really taken hold in the UK) still seems to be an underlying influence.
I'm not ruling poverty or boredom out as a factor. I just think that there's something more going on here. Again, lack of money and things to do were a fact of life when I was growing up, but its effects on behaviour seem far different to what they are today.
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