Kat wrote:
Nick Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:44:10 -0800, "Roger T."
wrote:



They are a product and reflection of our society and of their
parents.
They're not going to to be the offspring of wealthy, attentive
parents, I
wager, but the offspring of the those parents who couldn't give a
damn
(and have probably never talked to them nicely in their life).
We need
more information before we can draw any conclusions about how to
deal with
it... but actually catching the culprits would be a good start!

It's societies fault. It's their parent's fault. It's the
environment's
fault. It's the school system's fault. It's everybody's and
everything's
bloody fault but it's not their fault.

With attitudes like that, no wonder many kids are like they are.

Funny, when we used to beat the crap outta kids who did this sort
of thing,
kids didn't do this sort of thing.

I've a feeling that there's a correlation in there somewhere.

You should try reading some contemporary reports from the 1940s,
both
during and after WW2. Vandalism and hooliganism did miraculously
appear some time in the 1980s.

I expect there's a NOT missing from your last paragraph.

Yes. Obviously my recent bout of 'flu is still affecting my typing
(!).

I'm old enough to remember Teddy-Boys ripping up seats in the local
cinema.... and later, of course the sea-side battles between Mods and
Rockers.

Careful, Kat, you'll actually be disclosing your age next! Seriously,
though, I think what we can say is that kids generally are as good/bad
as they've always been, except perhaps that the minority who are the
latter are maybe worse by a few notches.