Ed, about the BackTalk item “Basketball Breeds Gangs.” It is attitudes like this that continue the perpetuation of gangs and violence. You take down basketball courts rather than take care of the issue at hand, whether it be more communication and interaction with individuals at a younger age or calling the police if need be. You should not take down basketball courts. That’s why society is the way it is. This is a problem of all of us not just individuals and the problem isn’t basketball.

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Amen. You remove opportunities for recreation and wonder why kids turn to mischief. —Ed. Note