First of all, it is always tragic when any young person dies from an overdose. I imagine his family and friends must be going through some immense pain. I would not wish this on anyone, no matter who they were.
Having said that, I have to wonder if this young man's father, Dr. Dre, is somewhat complicit in his son's death. Dr Dre's songs often glorified drug use and the "gangsta" life style, so would it not be surprising that his children would be exposed to this "thug life" philosphy..
Did his son, Andre Jr, grow up in an home atmosphere that condoned the use of illegal and potentially dangerous drugs? Was he exposed to seeing his father smoking marijuana or crack cocaine or abusing other substances, whether legal or illegal?
Was Dr. Dre's son taught, directly or indirectly, to disrespect or disobey any laws that he happened to disagree with.?Again, if you listen to the lyrics of the rap songs that Dr. Dre was involved with, there is a definite disdain for law and order.
Was Dr. Dre neglectful as a father by not counseling his son against abusing drug or instilling a respect( not necessarily agreeing with ) for the law? Only those who are relatives and intimate friends of the family may know the real truth. But if you know about Dr. Dre's background and listen to the music he's recorded, it makes you wonder if the attitudes that he professed in his music were the same attitudes that he exhibited in his personal life and conveyed to his children.
Were these attitudes partially responsible for Dr. Dre's son's tragic death? I do not profess to know the exact answer to any of the questions I've asked here nor do I believe coming from a substance abuse free, law abiding family makes a kid 100% immune from drug abuse or trouble with the law. I just have to wonder if Dr. Dre's personal life style adversedly impacted the unfortunate choices his now deceased son may have made.
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