Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,463
Roger
Probably all of the above. I ask myself that if I had been caught up in the riots and the streets were strewn with discarded new trainers,mobiles whatever would I be tempted to pick them up and pocket the goods especially if egged on by mates or embroiled in the 'heat' of the moment?
Firstly it's a big NO to putting a brick through a window or causing malicious damage and after careful consideration it's a NO to picking up anything that wasn't mine. Is that because of my strict catholic upbringing and the fear that we all have to pay for our actions or is it the fear of being caught and the answer is YES.
Kids today don't seem to have any moral upbringing and prison is no longer a deterrent.
So what do we do? I wish I had the answers or even a magic wand...
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
As we are on a new page I have quoted Roger's last sentence.
"Is it the excitement ? getting something for nothing ? doing something absolutely outrageous ? doing it purely because it is wrong ?"
I believe it is mainly the excitement, apart from computer games there is very little in the lives of the young or the old for that matter. When was the last time you felt really excited about something.
Something for nothing is what we all want but we do not steal to get it.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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