the_leander wrote:
This is what happens when a huge section of society decides that thy won't let their children do anything they don't want to, you get uneducated, uncaring and thoughroughly unpleasant people at the end of it.
Damn right!
There is an underclass out there with nothing to fear from the law, no parental guidance and the willingness to do whatever the hell they like.
The answers to the problem are for parents to take more responsibility to disclipline their kids for wrongdoing (and I don't mean standing in the middle of Sainsburys yelling "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayne, shaddup!") and for the law to take a harder line with persistent juvenile offenders.
I'm not suggesting bringing back the birch, but I would go so far as to suggest sending them to boot camp.
