Commentary
Imagine if every neighborhood block on the south side of Chicago had one father living on it. In the most violent areas, you would see a dramatic fall in crime, guns, drugs, and assaults. Why? Because fathers have a powerful influence over teen boys.
Take, for instance, the Louisiana high school where violence was out of control. Forty dads decided that they had had enough, so each dad took one day to simply walk the halls of the school. What happened to the violence? It fell dramatically and quickly. Since they started “Dads on Duty,” there hasn’t been a single violent incident on campus according to The Washington Post….