exactly, it wasn't even like he was regurgitating lines he had been fed. he genuinely understood that people are just cutting off their own noses, stealing from their own communities and ruining their own chances. When he asked what he would say to kids thinking about going out tonight he said "police are gonna step it up tonight so even for your own safety, don't go out".
from a 17 year old from the same areas I thought he did very well and got the point. there are problems and people need to realise the hows and whys but for right now, this needs to stop and only then can we think about learning from it.
exactly, it wasn't even like he was regurgitating lines he had been fed. he genuinely understood that people are just cutting off their own noses, stealing from their own communities and ruining their own chances. When he asked what he would say to kids thinking about going out tonight he said "police are gonna step it up tonight so even for your own safety, don't go out".
from a 17 year old from the same areas I thought he did very well and got the point. there are problems and people need to realise the hows and whys but for right now, this needs to stop and only then can we think about learning from it.