To think the world's becoming a horrible place

[Curiouschlo]

All you hear and see is gloom and doom.

Every week there's videos circling Facebook off teenagers battering each other. Today a local one was circling. I couldn't watch it. But I read the local comments. 3 lads beat up an autistic lad after school. Kicking him in the head etc. A girl filmed it. It's becoming a regular thing where I live to be robbed and beaten up in the street. Older Kids spit on the floor and swear and smoke Infront of my small children when we walk home after school. They shout swear words to their mates ahead. They do wheelies Infront of my children and others without any considerations of their actions.

A care home is circling at the moment for abusing a vunerable person in there so called care.

All you hear about is war and coronavirus at the moment. More attacks have happened in London this week.

I'm normally ok but this week I just keep hugging my kids and watching them play, worrying for their futures. I mean what is the future going to be for them? The world's a horrible place. Obviously there's alot of wonderful things in this world. But it breaks my heart to think they have got to be teenagers. My eldest is 5. Will she be happy and safe in 7 years time at secondary? Or will her life be made a misery. At least while they are little I can keep them safe. I'm absolutely terrified of the future and what could happen.

I'm not depressed by the way. I am just abit concerned

well theres no world war going on with holocausts and prisoner of war camps and our sons being sent off to fight wether we like it ornate.....so it could be a lot worse

we have healthcare and no workhouses

why are you demonising teenagers when that is their role model....adult led!!

I suspect it’s not worse than it was over time you just hear about it more ?

I mean for instance people talk if an “ epidemic of child abuse “ but it you talk to people in their 80s kids were beaten within the family all the time ( not only in the name of discipline ) and sexual abuse was rife but kids just weren’t listened too.

You can bet old people were also abused - though of course the very dependent elderly we have now simply would have died earlier a generation or 2 ago.

Gangs aren’t new for instance - see perky blinders / Krays / mods and rockers. There are however more guns on the streets and more drugs.

The world has always been a horrible place, but I would leave Facebook rather than sitting watching videos of violence. That's not going to help. Focus on the helpers instead - the people who run in to protect others, provide first aid at an accident, expose the abusers, care for the victims...

But war is happening. In Syria etc. There are bad things happening all over the world. People's sons and daughters are very much fighting it. Hence the forces.

Teenagers are the people battering and mugging people. That's why. They are becoming little buggers. Not all of them. But enough of them.

And to put corona virus in perspective - well no one really knows because only the severe cases are tested etc but it seems to be on a par as regards infectivity and case fatality with measles. For which far to many people seem happy to allow their kids to “ take a chance “ by not vaccinating

These things have always been happening, you just have more access to it all now.

Teenagers are the people battering and mugging people. That's why. They are becoming little buggers. Not all of them. But enough of them.

I think you'll find there are more adults than teenagers doing it

People like you assuming it's always teenagers are what makes my teenagers feel bad about going out into town as they get given filthy looks by older people when all they are doing is walking down the road together, not even in a large group but either on their own or walking back from school together.

WW1, WW2, Cold War, Cuban Missile crisis, Pol Pot, Stalin, Vietnam, Child abuse all throughout the 60,70, 80s in churches that only now are coming to light -
The world has always been a tough place for many reasons.
I grew up during The Troubles, so personally speaking I find the world a much easier, kinder, safer place than when I was a child/young adult.

The world has always been a horrible place. For the entirety of human history.

jesus christ!! Teenagers are not the ones doing all this what a stupid thing to say!!

your precious little children who you are going ott 'hugging' all day will be teens one day.....how do you know they won't end up in prison for some heinous crime?? you don't..

It's not as bad as it has been. It's not as bad as it has been in places like Syria.

You just need to be on the right side in life. Be good, and teach your children the importance of being good. Surround yourself with decent people.

There has never been a world free of conflict or difficulty or cruelty unfortunately. This is life. Good people are here for a reason, too. It's a responsibility.

The media are only interested in reporting bad news, I believe life is what you make it.

@hennyspennys yes i feel so sorry for teens with this stigma.....op have a word with yourself fgs!

I suspect it’s not worse than it was over time you just hear about it more ?

I agree with this. I'd surprised if it's worse... we're just much more connected than we ever were.

I know how you feel, the world and the people I see definitely seem more empowered to do and say things that I was brought up to think would be unacceptable.

The world, and the people I see around me make me feel like an alien for just thinking that we ought to have a culture of mutual respect and kindness.

It makes me very sad sometimes.

I'm forever seeing Facebook posts where people reminisce about things they did years back, like knocking on doors and running away, pinching sweets from the corner shop...someone talked about letting down the tyres of a grumpy neighbour and smashing windows with catapults, oh but it was harmless fun wasn't it?!

applauds @LoveNote

You've missed the point @LoveNote

Standard reaction on here. Get quickly offended and defensive. There are bad people of all ages. Lots of decent nice teenagers. But sadly alot of violence and bullying going on due to phones etc.

My precious children? You feel the need to attack with nasty comments like that. Ofcourse they will get in trouble and not be perfect! Jeeez you have completely latched on to the first thing you could. I don't want a silly argument. But carry on!

@QuizzlyBear I know. It's just not easy raising kids and seeing all these nasty things being recorded on phones. It's awful to think that could be your children one day.

I don't for a second think your child gets a dirty look when walking home from school alone!

Google 1939-45 if you think only now the world is becoming horrible.

@hennyspennys well I certainly do not look at teenagers like a peace of shit for walking. The ones who shout fucking wanker Infront of my kids or do a wheelie on the way home from school in a park full of primary kids also walking,might get a look. It's the ones who lack respect. The ones who think it's ok to spit, swear and scrap Infront of small primary aged kids. I've also had plenty smile at them or say thank you etc. It's not all teenagers and that's not what I said.

Remember - long before iPhones and Facebook, people were doing 'horrible things.
In various periods of history people turned out as a family outing to watch executions - gory beheadings, drawing and quartering and hangings. They watched burnings at the stake and other hideous tortures. People have been fed to lions and boiled in oil - I won't go on, but you get my drift.

There have been hideous ways dreamed up by humans to annihilate other humans or simply to make their lives hell.

I think we think things are worse because we think of ourselves as 'civilised'. (just as the ancient Romans did).

Fortunately the overwhelmingly vast majority of people are appalled by unnecessary violence, they bring up their children to be respectful and law abiding and most young people are exactly that.

Bad behaviour needs challenging and reporting to those who can deal with it.

Manners have deteriorated rapidly since the 20th century.

Kids on average have more now than they ever have. Fact.

An "I deserve" attitude isn't helping.

@Moomin12345

I am aware it was horrendous back then! It's actually the crime rates now. The robberies, the theft, the Mugging people to pinch their phones. The stamping on a stranger's head when they are walking home. The not knowing when to stop. Several teenagers attacking one person whilst another horrible git with a phone films it. The lack of respect for adults. It's just getting worse and worse.