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Gary L · 13-08-2011, 10:36

All this is ok for the criminality side of it all, but what about the long term problem. is the government going to 'help' or are we just going to regard all youths as criminals now?

What does everyone think about the points made on the debate last night?

such as they're bombarded with adverts and such for this and that which they'll never be able to afford.
they feel like nobody listens or cares about them and their future.
There were jobs promised for those in the area of the olympics which was 'a lie'

I actually agreed with some of the points being made by the black gang youth worker. and the point made about there were only 4 channels when someone grew up. he wasn't bombarded with you can have this and that if you had money.
the only thing I saw growing up that was wealth was a car and a house.

what does everyone think about the example where stealing water worth £3 and getting I think 6 or 9 months prison. and an MP stealing £8,000 and saying sorry?
and the bankers losing the country millions and being paid bonuses for it?

is this it now. are we going to clamp down hard on the youth of today, or are we going to do something to help them?
if the answer comes down to just go out and get a job, then I don't think we're going to get anywhere really.

13-08-2011, 10:36	#1005
Gary L cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,324	Re: Riots All this is ok for the criminality side of it all, but what about the long term problem. is the government going to 'help' or are we just going to regard all youths as criminals now? What does everyone think about the points made on the debate last night? such as they're bombarded with adverts and such for this and that which they'll never be able to afford. they feel like nobody listens or cares about them and their future. There were jobs promised for those in the area of the olympics which was 'a lie' I actually agreed with some of the points being made by the black gang youth worker. and the point made about there were only 4 channels when someone grew up. he wasn't bombarded with you can have this and that if you had money. the only thing I saw growing up that was wealth was a car and a house. what does everyone think about the example where stealing water worth £3 and getting I think 6 or 9 months prison. and an MP stealing £8,000 and saying sorry? and the bankers losing the country millions and being paid bonuses for it? is this it now. are we going to clamp down hard on the youth of today, or are we going to do something to help them? if the answer comes down to just go out and get a job, then I don't think we're going to get anywhere really.