"The block and surrounding area where the "army of mothers," as she refers to it, have set up have been peaceful since the group formed, she said, but the lack of adult volunteers surprised her.
“It’s like some people want to put their children in a bubble because they have good kids,” she said. “They want to separate their good kids from all of these bad kids, but your kids are going to grow up in the world alongside those very kids that you tried to shield them from. So wouldn’t it be better if you tried to save them all instead of just yours?”"
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150728/englewood/no-shootings-since-army-of-moms-set-up-on-s-side-blocks-but-help-needed
Yo. I feel like this point is made (and frustratingly ignored) all the time, in a lot of contexts and on a lot of scales.
Read the whole thing, it's very inspiring.
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