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re: England Riots August 2011 (Was London Riots)
Well lets see...
No discipline in schools, teachers regularly assaulted by students.
No discipline in homes, parents limited in how they are allowed to discipline their children.
Fathers increasingly seen as redundant, and not needed in the home. Fathers haven't got a leg to stand on in custody battles, so often children are raised in single parent households with little to no discipline. It has been statistically proven that fatherless children are far more likely to get involved in street gangs and violence.
The nanny state may have sounded good in theory, but sooner or later if people are not taught to take responsibility for their actions, its bound to spill out into the streets.
I've been saying for years this breakdown of law and order amongst young people has been in the pipeline. Where I disagree with most people is where the blame lies - it's too easy to just blame the kids. I think society and government as a whole are mostly responsible, for what is arguably, an inevitable conclusion.
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