Just recently down in our little neck of the woods there has been a noticable increase in the activities os some of the local youths. last week we had a young 15 year old stabbed in the heart by a 20 year old ........ from the reports from witnesses the 15 year old was stood with some friends when he was initially accosted by a 17 year old girl with a stick. When he finally fought back and pushed her off she was supposed to have said "I will get my boyfriend down here to stab you!"........ Which is apparently exactly what happened....... So at the moment we have one 15 year old dead ...and one 20 year old on remand.
Then a yesterday I hear that 11 youths have been arrested for attacking 3 youths in another area close to us.
Now my first reaction, I suppose the same as some other "older" peoples is what are the youth of today like ...... but then really .... have they ever been anything different?
During the 1950's we had Teddy Boys (Edwardians) Now these were also young people who hung around the stret corners supposedly carrying knives and fighting mostly with each other ..... This developed into the 60's and the Mods and Rockers .....Rockers being the follow on from Teddy boys ....and Mods being the new "Cult" ........ These two sets of youths were supposed to have ruined Bank Holidays up and down the country when they clashed....... Then there were the Skinheads ...punks ....Teddy boys again ....Mods again ..... The list over the decades is continueous .....
So the question that needs answering is
Have the Youth of today got more aggresive ......... or is the media of today more robust in it's reporting of said incedents ........ you decide?
Then a yesterday I hear that 11 youths have been arrested for attacking 3 youths in another area close to us.
Now my first reaction, I suppose the same as some other "older" peoples is what are the youth of today like ...... but then really .... have they ever been anything different?
During the 1950's we had Teddy Boys (Edwardians) Now these were also young people who hung around the stret corners supposedly carrying knives and fighting mostly with each other ..... This developed into the 60's and the Mods and Rockers .....Rockers being the follow on from Teddy boys ....and Mods being the new "Cult" ........ These two sets of youths were supposed to have ruined Bank Holidays up and down the country when they clashed....... Then there were the Skinheads ...punks ....Teddy boys again ....Mods again ..... The list over the decades is continueous .....
So the question that needs answering is
Have the Youth of today got more aggresive ......... or is the media of today more robust in it's reporting of said incedents ........ you decide?
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