Pay to Snitch? A Kid's Dream!

Because of all of the recent school shootings, high schools have really ramped up their efforts to try to curb the violence before it happens. The problem is though, there's this eternal stigma associated with being the 'snitch'. The good thing is though, Gen X is supposedly very materialistic, so with the right incentives, perhaps people would be willing to give up the friends and snitch.

Many schools, and Georgia being one of the first to implement such a system, are offering monetary rewards for information regarding guns, drugs, or general violation of school rules, such as graffiti. Now, for $10 a guy isn't going to give up his 'boy', but for a bit more, he might be inclined to. (And I use guy generally, no offense to the girls)

My favorite quote from this article: "'This year, we've given out $1,100,' he says. 'For $100, they'll turn their mothers in.' "