What Does It Means To Be A Snitch In Urban Society

To be a snitch means to be a tattle teller. It is also known as being an informer or someone who shares advice. In the latter day urban society snitching is considered to be one of the ways of getting yourself in unwanted trouble. Like they say don’t go sticking your nose in other people’s business, snitching is exactly the opposite of it. Growing up in today’s urban society it has become a debate whether or not snitching is good or bad. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on how to approach a touchy subject as such.

Snitches get stitches is a slogan used by many. To gang members it is considered to be a guideline of how to show their respect, trust and loyalty. It is like advice given to let people know that if you tell on someone else you will reap the punishment. The urban society considers it to be a code of the streets. Even in the music business, the Word snitch goes a long way. In the field of criminal justice snitching is used
I feel that if you think about it, as irrational as it may seem our “ no snitching” policy is encouraging our youth to lash out in acts of violence which plays a major role in our societies crime rate. Teens now feel like shooting and stabbing in a way of justice, when in fact it is a way of cruel and unjust punishment. Not only is it playing into many stereotypes of teenage minorities but its terrorizing our communities. Well if you really think about it, why are black and Hispanic communities considered slums? Why does the youth in those communities feel more comfortable commuting crime in these areas? In my opinion it is because they know that no one is going to