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debate and thoughts,whos to blame for failing our youth of today

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ThatBluntTealScroller · 11/04/2025 21:27

let me explain,today i was in a big city centre jumped off the bus i witnessed a group of 4 teenage boys throw a dozen eggs at a young girl.left her in tears, people did intervine i.e me and a bus driver,they scattered.but when i was growing up i never dreamt of going out and messing with women,carry a knife/gun or wear a balaclava.they may have been the odd person with a knuckle duster but we never went out packed with the goodies like they are today.so who is to blame in all this?what went wrong? are the parents to blame,is the education that are at fault ?underqualified,uneducated teachers.is it the council when cutting all funding to social clubs and after school activties.is it the computers to blame news/media and music . how did everything change so dramatically 🤷‍♂️

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Ethelflaedofmercia · 11/04/2025 21:36

I think it’s probably different in different areas, so I will go off what is failing the kids in my area.

Lack of funding. Youth clubs in my area recently all shut down, the council just couldn’t afford to run them anymore.

Poster will hate me saying this but latch key kids, I was one of them. Both parents having to work all the hours god sends to keep a roof over their heads so teens are often allowed to run amok.

Single parent families/lack of fathers.

Gentle parenting, why??

TV/movies/computer games

Sometimes kids are just arseholes.

I have loads of other ideas but no doubt it’ll upset people so I will leave it at the ones I have mentioned

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