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MONDAY, SEP 3, 2007| 5 comments

Police Link Rise in Violence to Music

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 30 â€” The D.J. puts on the popular song â€œNo Problemâ€ by Lil Scrappy, and a sea of young men and women rush the dance floor.

The club is part of a thriving hip-hop community that has grown as Colorado Springs, known for its military installations and evangelical groups, has grown. But not everyone is happy that hip-hop has taken root here.

After a spate of shootings, and with a rising murder rate, the police here are saying gangsta rap is contributing to the violence, luring gang members and criminal activity to nightclubs. The police publicly condemned the music in a news release after a killing in July and are warning nightclub owners that their places might not be safe if they play gangsta rap. ...

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9/5/07 8:54 AM

Mike

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I will tell you the "trauma" of getting rid of rap and rock.

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9/4/07 5:28 PM

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Amen Mike,

Why do Christians maintain that the world system is neutral, except for the fact that they are invested in it?

Why is it trama to even think of not listening to rap or rock and roll, or getting rid of the TV?

9/4/07 9:27 AM

Mike

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And the CCM crowd keeps saying that "music is neutral"

9/4/07 2:00 AM

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No surprise here. Oh, I know, the "experts" will say otherwise.

9/3/07 1:43 PM

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