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>At the risk of sounding like an old guy, I think it is being caused by the "rap" culture.

At the risk of sounding like a young guy who listens to rap, I disagree. This 'gangsta' rap culture is a reflection of where some in society have gone, not what pushed them there. While there is a certain amount of 'life imitates art', that is not the cause any more than violent video games, the evening news, or Hollywood's glorification of violence.

The bad guys made a concious choice, and while they may have had influences, they are not compelled to do bad things because of those influences. (Exceptions made for the truly disturbed who take orders from alphabet soup, of course).