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[Deleted account DD]

Originally Posted by vatco

Where I was bought up, if you where behaving badly in public then some adult--any adult would challenge you. Kids where seen to be everyone’s responsibility. Consequently, you didn't misbehave because you would not only get it in the neck there and then but someone would tell you dad or worse, your mum

Yup, i was squirted with a hose pip by an old lady who was watering her garden whilst a couple of us had a punch up (I was on about 13 at the time i should point out)

Never crossed my mind to have a go at her and when I whinged when I got home sympathy was not an option

[wildbri]

Well said vatco, I too tell off badly behaving youngsters and the look on their faces, they are so shocked that some one would dare to tell them off, When working in a school as a visitor I have told off badly behaving teenage girls who were very disruptive but were allowed to get away with it, but not by me... I am afraid that the blame for all these youngsters troubles lies with the parents who dont demand respect for others from their children, but then they probably dont have respect themselves. regards bri

[ern1e]

hi paulp where abouts did it happen as there is a lot of it going on and around dagenham at the mo

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by ern1e

hi paulp where abouts did it happen as there is a lot of it going on and around dagenham at the mo

where are the vigilantes when you need 'em? Or undercover police with tasers....

[paulp]

Hi all

Once again thanks for the interest.

Hi Ernie it was at Becontree heath bus garage.

ps the police did not seem surprised they may already have an idea who is behind all this locally, as the boys have been invited to the police station for a computer fit session

regards paulp

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by paulp

Hi all

Once again thanks for the interest.

Hi Ernie it was at Becontree heath bus garage.

ps the police did not seem surprised they may already have an idea who is behind all this locally, as the boys have been invited to the police station for a computer fit session

regards paulp

Lets hope it doesn't end in a caution or community service....I'd give 'em community service.....

[Deleted account DD]

Originally Posted by lacroupade

...I'd give 'em community service.....

doing what, servicing the cats eyes in the middle of the M25 during rush hour on a dark evening wearing dark clothing and a reflective sign saying "please drive into this" ?

[vatco]

Originally Posted by wildbri

I am afraid that the blame for all these youngsters troubles lies with the parents who dont demand respect for others from their children, but then they probably dont have respect themselves. regards bri

I agree to a certain extent
But who is to blame for the attitude of the parents? Their parents maybe?
No sorry it is not that easy to place the blame

I believe the blame lies with all of us
As a society we are very quick to blame everything else except for ourselves
Maybe if we stop blaming others and take ownership of the problems things can change

While we continue as a society to blame the parents, the teachers, the police, the government, the system it will only get worse and harder to do anything about it.

Where will it end?
We are lucy in this country the streets on the whole are still relitivly safe compaired to othrs but it is getting worse.

It needs to get better again

[vatco]

Originally Posted by daved

doing what, servicing the cats eyes in the middle of the M25 during rush hour on a dark evening wearing dark clothing and a reflective sign saying "please drive into this" ?

Why bother with the sign? Waste of tax payers £

We could do with some snow ploughs round here. Give me a cople to strap to the front of the troll. I mean most of these yobs are so cool and hard they should make good snow pushers

[lacroupade]

I do think theres been too many sections of the community copping out, mainly because the bloody government has emasculated them - if you're a teacher, a bobby or anyone else in authority of some sort, then you get your arse burned if you so much as say boo at the little darlings....

When we were kids (god here he goes....) we would get a bloody good welting from the teachers - manys the time I've gone home with my arse stinging from a cane or slipper, but we knew the meaning of respect and right and wrong. OK so I like a bit of S&M now and then, but other than that its done me no harm!

But seriously, what with that AND parents that don't give a flying feck about what their kids are up to, or go and bawl the schoolteacher out when their little darlings get ticked off, we're on a hiding to nothing if you ask me, and then when they get nicked they get some pathetic sentence that bears no relation to the crime or the effect on the victims.

I sometimes wonder how this country keeps functioning and why anybody decent wants to live in a city or large town these days.

I say bring back the birch, national service, hanging, licorish imps, Aztec bars and those double tins that had rice in one end and curry in the other....

Wheres my drink gone...................????????????

Mmmm I could just go one of them Fray Bentos steak pies in a tin....