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The candidates ' ideas were expressed in a logical , sequential manner . With criminal charges threatening his future , Tone attempts to recast his gang as a peaceful , civic-minded organization - but it may be too little , too late . Like most Decategorization projects , Scott County initially focused on the high-need , high-cost kids in the system . Should the Head be the father of the recalcitrant , he may threaten to bring about his son 's punishment at his - the father 's - death . Time and again through our history , we have discovered that attempting merely to preserve the comfortable features of the present , rather than reaching for new levels of prosperity , is a sure path to stagnation .