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Originally Posted by Gary L
all respect has gone now. these events will flare up anytime they feel like it. and for any reason they choose.
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This is not anything new brought about by a sudden lack of respect, as if there is a bygone era of calm and law abiding society - there wasn't. I don't care if that's people's impressions, it's not backed up by the facts.
That said respect is crucial. Not respect just in 'the law' but a respect of society and the people within it. It's cuts both ways. If these people feel excluded from society, with no hopes of a decent future, then they are going to care a lot less about it.
What we need, in my view, is a combination of policy approaches. We need a harder line on petty crime and disorder but also a more liberal interventionist approach to prevent these people from wanting to cause this kind of violence in the first place. Most would not have been born wanting to do this. We need to do our best to make sure that young people from these communities feel they have a place and a stake in our society rather than feel as if they have no future within it.