I think it’s unfair to tie the patka to drugs and gangsters. Some of these kids have been growing up with parents who did not accept the fact that their kids did not want to have a patka, so they are not allowed to take it off. I understand that it is a crown to some, but even if these kids realize that they are not religious, their parents wont let them take it off. I know people who feel like its not for them after 19 years of having it, but now they cannot take it off because of stigma in the community. Don’t judge these kids who haven’t been educated on the religion. Educate them on it, teach them, don’t hate them.
