Journal #3 code of the suburb
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Dec 23, 2024
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Journal #3 Code Of The Suburb Chapter 6 It was surprising to hear how the dealers responded to victimization by not tolerating or avoidingthe person. I would have thought that they all would get back at the person to let everybody know that they shouldn’t steal from them. It was also mentioned though that they were just trying to make money and not draw attention to themselves. The people in Peachville were not raised to retaliate towards violence, and that violence wasn’t needed. The way that they were raised shaped their decisions they made while they were dealing. It was intriguing to hear that they said it was considered lame or not cool if you were violent. To me if someone is violent, thefirst word that comes to mind is dangerous. Some dealers, though, would get payback in ways that were sneaky. The sneaky retaliation that the dealers would do was very rarely considered violent. The stealing of televisions, and using a broken scale are examples of some of the stealthythings they would do without the other person knowing. There were cases of violent retaliation, but it was very rare. I appreciated the pictures to really get an idea of where these occurrences took place. Chapter 7The dealers who experienced victimization actually led to mostly good things, like them quitting dealing and never doing it again. It made most of them realize that it is not worth it to be dealing.I noticed that whenever the parents found out in a few cases that the mother was scared and concerned, while the father called the son an idiot, and was angry. This pattern was interesting tome because they reacted the same way, despite being from different families. Parents did have a bit of an influence in whether or not the dealer stopped dealing, but to a limited degree, because the threat of their parents knowing was not extreme. I am not sure if I believe that the parents taking the kids money from their drug dealing is the right move. I understand that it is to teach a lesson, but maybe there are other ways to discourage them from dealing again. Most of them saidthat they gave up drug dealing because “it wasn’t worth it” and saw their dealings as a phase.ConclusionThe dealers in Peachville were very different from the stereotypical drug dealers that usually come to people’s mind. I thought it was funny how the author said that we usually don’t see street sellers dressed in tie-dye T-shirts, and Birkenstock clogs, but that’s what the dealers in Peachville wore. The little details of how they wore their clothes was intriguing to hear. Down tothe way that they wore their hats, rounding out the bill or keeping them flat. I did not think about the difference in substance use for suburban versus urban dealers. Suburban dealers sold substances that they also used but urban dealers sold substances that they didn’t use, and were repulsed by it. The urban dealers pointed out that they aren’t messing with it, because it can start
an addiction. The suburban dealers did not mention addiction to the drugs that they were selling nor did, I think they considered it. Both suburban and urban dealers care about being cool and socially desired because it is beneficial to them in their own ways. When talking about victimization, those who dealt in Peachville didn’t like to use violence. Urbanites didn’t mind using violence on the other hand, they even killed people who robbed them. The main difference that I saw is that the dealers in Peachville were wanting to be cool at the moment, but then quit while thinking about their future because they knew they would be successful in life. The urban dealers didn’t see a future for themselves, so they focused on the present, leading most of them to just keep dealing.