I think it's got worse. Or rather, kids have got worse.
The stuff you read about now.... rarely heard about anything like that back "when I were a lad" (god, I feel old, & I'm only 27).
And it's not just things like the above stories (hacking kids to death, raping teachers, etc), more & more kids today just seem to be....right little ****s in general (insert own 4 letter word of choice).
And they're "the future"