on the purpose for years, and yet we want to now blame the very people who have been the victims of lack of resources. in addition, i want to get back to the safety issue. >> but -- >> why are you interrupting me when i talk about safety of our children? >> because i want to focus on the thing just said. i am so happy to talk about the safety of children. let's go back to what you said. the buildings have been under-resourced. >> yes. >> so what is the solution? is it putting money in a school system that doesn't have any money? how do you fix it? if the kids are failing in the schools, how do you fix the problem in a budget that there is no space in choosing money? why not cut some of the schools and consolidate? >> the issue is that looks good when you are talking about a spreadsheet. but when you are talking about children who are living in an environment where we have minimally 59 gangs in this city.