I teach 5th grade and my students thinks it is the cool thing without realizing the reality of when you hurt or kill someone. Two weeks ago we did poems and one of my kids did one on shoting and killing-I really don't think he meant what he put he just wanted to fit in with the others-unfortunatley it is the responsibility of the parent, where I teach the parents are never around (economy and all) both work 24/7-so who's taking care of the kids TELEVISION!! That becomes their role model and with no supervision and all that free time that is how a lot of kids get into gangs.