You're not wrong. Giving money or "respect" or rights is no solution (though they can all help sometimes in specific circumstances). However when a person has to work for his money, his respect and his rights he's going to value them much more and isn't going to risk losing them lightly.
And BTW, nothing I have said or even thought has defended these "rioters" (hooligans and looters is more the mark to my mind) - I was just sort of suggesting that the civil authorities, whether elected or institutional, might have a little bit of responsibility for the way these riots have escalated. I note the relative calm in London last night and I don't think that is entirely unconnected from Cameron's high-profile return to the capital - both in terms of extra policing and also in terms of the strong message sent out that we were no longer going to tolerate such behaviour. Damian Half full or half empty? Look at the mote in your own eye ;) On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Leeds List <[email protected]> wrote: > .. > Despite that we still have a huge number of feral youth and ineffective > parents who happily sit on every benefit under the sun, demand "Respect" and > their "uman rights" at every turn and blame everything on everyone else > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
