Im not doubting at the least thats its not a hell hole what my problem is is that there are sooo many people who come from there who do great things with their lives. Not nessecarily do they become President or an astronaut BUT they do hold steady jobs and raise kids that have education as their priority. If you are really determined not to end up as a drug dealer or some crap like that then you WILL. You can't let the place where you grow up at be the reason why you give up at an early age. And no its not all the peoples faults. The public education system is awful (thats why my parents put me in cyber classes when I was in high school and I take my college ones online now) but come on. And people die everywhere, not just the hood.