Youth Today

[T-Bag]

:lmfao: Some good points here. Respect is definitely the main factor, but i believe a "copy what my friend is doing" attitude is also a factor. The government has gone into a bit of a nanny state though, too much human rights malarkey. If they need a slap, you shouldn't need to be thinking whether you'll be jailed for something which may at worst give the skin a red tint.

Scrap human rights crap when it defies common sense. One school has got to take the leap, get parents of disruptive children to sign a waver for sensible disiplinery actions, like a clip round the ear-hole and when their figures go through the roof people will understand that teaching people that actions have consequences teaches respect.
Why should people in prison get to watch TV, why should a kid throwing punches at a teacher get a settlement from the school if the teacher defends themselves, why should every HR decision made in a UK court that goes badly for someone be retried in the European courts and overturned.

[Carr0t]

Scrap human rights crap when it defies common sense. One school has got to take the leap, get parents of disruptive children to sign a waver for sensible disiplinery actions, like a clip round the ear-hole

Unfortunately these days the parents can't *do* that. A child could report his parents to social services and get them convicted for a clip round the ear-hole, if we was so inclined. Child abuse, innit :blink::sideways:

[Gone_Away]

That would be tough to prove..
 
A beating with a stick is far different than a "clip". Unless of course you get the phone book out.
 
What I see is a growing disrespect for adults and eachother in general. I'm glad I'm not a teenager anymore. For one the clothes suck.. Seriously tho, we've lost common decency and mutual respect. It all has to be fought for and kids need to learn to protect themselves. I agree 100% with Sheepy.
 
The one thing that I don't see adults doing however is respecting the youth. I think that older generations must learn to respect the youth and not be so dismissive or self-rightous.
 
I know it's not easy being a teen today and I know what it's like having to have your guard up most of the time. I agree with Eternal. Sometimes you have to "cop a tude" in order to get people to back off. One thing I do know is that if you walk around all meak and pitiful you will get picked on. "walk like a victom and you'll soon be one"...
 
It IS about respect.

[Deathitself]

Assign one school leaver to every pensioner as a personal assistant/bodyguard/slave etc. with the firm understanding that whatever happens to the pensioner will also happen to the youth (barring death by natural causes).  Minimum wage for 2 years service, then off to uni/get a job or back into service if they've not got a job within 6 months.

You've got my vote:woot2:



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[merdok]

Its all rediculous, I was brought up in a nice small town on the outskirts of Hull, myself and my friends were brought up in the country and we were always taught to be nice and respectful.

In fact, right at the top of my street there was a bench where we used to hang around in our teenage years, it stood there for about 3 or 4 years but as soon as we stopped hanging around it, another group of teens moved in and it was covered in graffitti and destroyed all within the space of a year. What really gets me about that, is that the bench was dedicated to a man who died of cancer a few years earlier, to me that is just as bad as defacing a gravestone.

Now it seems, things are even worse, whenever I go back to see my parents that the town is in a state of decline, it has increased in size quite considerably and it appears that the 'rough' element have moved in, one of the worst parts about being there is the kids who really do not give a flying f**k about anyone.

My girlfriend is a teacher at an inner city secondary school and the stories she tells me about their behavious is rediculous, now I'm only 25 and I'm already able to say 'in my day we respected others' I sound like my grandad.

Personally I think a little bit of national service would be a good idea, it would have done me a world of good, I'm sure I wouldnt be a fat little nerd now if I'd had military training. (well I'd still be a little nerd, but I might be one with a better body)

[sheepy]

(well I'd still be a little nerd, but I might be one with a better body)

I feel the sameway m8.

Id still be the person I am as I have the upbrininging to get through something like that but some ofthe young en's today (now im only 22) would imo be forced to spend 5 or 6 years in some sort of service to get some assemblance of respect