Oxford Street is Closed

That shit's fucked up.

Why? Blaming the Daily Mail is a perfectly decent response I'd say.

it's the parent's fault if they have any.....who's fault is it if they don't?

Anyone found carrying a knife should have their hands cut-off. That will probably reduce stabbing

it's the parent's fault if they have any.....who's fault is it if they don't?

Different cases require different responses. Don't you think?

Anyone found carrying a knife should have their hands cut-off. That will probably reduce stabbing

And cooking.

See what everyone's getting at and in a massive roundabout way it is solely down to the parents.
Most parents haven't got a scooby what their kids get up to these days. In fact I think some don't even know that they're bunking off school and running around in gangs

Always makes me roll my eyes when you hear of some 15yo kid getting murdered and the parents come on booin givin it 'he was such a lovely boy, loved by everyone, never in trouble or had anything to do with gangs'
2 days later it'll transpire he'd carried a knife for 3years, was in a 25strong gang and had mugged atleast 10 people.....

...anyone found cooking should have their hands cut off? That's a bit strong... do you have shares in Maccy D's?

Yeah I blame McDonalds. Actually I blame Violent music , video games and television. May as well just blame America. Nothing to do with the break down of family values in this country and the fact that the police are more interested in catching speeding motorists, cyclists, litter droppers etc etc etc I could go on. But I like to stay away from politics

it's the parent's fault if they have any.....who's fault is it if they don't?

their moral guardian or whoever is loco parentis outside of school hours?

I went out to buy ice from the shop on Sunday, some kid (ethnicity isn't important) and his lass skulking towards me and my girl, and he throws a packet onto the floor, I was about to say something - like pick it up, there's a bin 3 feet away, when I noticed it was a kitchen knife packet, look back as I passed him, and sure enough, he had a 5-6 inch blade hidden in his hand, blade behind his forearm! Kids are seriously fucked up!

their moral guardian or whoever is loco parentis outside of school hours?

Yeah, I blame the shit train service in this country too

http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/

That's hilarious! Best one is:

'COULD GAYS INFECT THE COUNTRYSIDE WITH AIDS?'

WTF!?!

it's the fault of the boogie

You gotta be joking, there are things to do and more jobs than when I was a kid! In my eyes, it's got more to do with them being lazy fuckers who thing menial jobs a not good enough for them, and the world owes them a living. I worked my arse off to be in the place I am today, there was no easy way out.

Damn right - there's a reason why every sandwich shop, bar, etc. is half staffed by migrants from the new EU countries. They are willing to work hard and be nice to customers in a relatively low paying job because they don't think the world owes them a favour. There's shit loads of work in London if you want it.

+1

There was something on TV about the youth & emplyment a little while ago....

Jist of it was asking unemplyed kids why they are, what they'd like to do and what the future holds.

All of them were moaning saying they can't get work cos immigrants are taking all the jobs yet in the same breath they were saying they don't wanna work 10hr days picking fruit, they'd rather get £50 on the dole sat on their arse smoking weed and playing Playstation!

What we needs is a proper war and no error.

There was something on TV about the youth & emplyment a little while ago....

Jist of it was asking unemplyed kids why they are, what they'd like to do and what the future holds.

All of them were moaning saying they can't get work cos immigrants are taking all the jobs yet in the same breath they were saying they don't wanna work 10hr days picking fruit, they'd rather get £50 on the dole sat on their arse smoking weed and playing Playstation!

that was on the white britain series. and it wasn't da yoof, it was grown men (who are also capable of laziness and stabbing)

laziness and stabbing = ignorance and crisps

I blame Edwina Currier

if you blame the parents you've kind of got to ask where the bad parents get their examples of bad parenthood from...

so i blame the grandparents.

+1

And hip hop and rappers :-)

As a Londoner I'm so sick of this shit it's untrue and I know I'm far from alone. There was an interesting debate last night on Newsnight, about youths killing youths. What it seemed to boil down to for me was a complete spiritual deficit. And the following points make murder happen:

Kids carry knives largely because they're scared that other kids are carrying knives and without one they'll become a victim.

There are many disaffected youths on London's streets, filled with rage, and rage gives birth to these attacks. What are they so angry about? Very often it's family stuff and at the risk of gross generalisation for many black boys it's the lack of a father figure within their family unit. If both parents are off the scene then it's rage aimed at the inadequacy of Social Services and the authorities in general.

There's a complete misconception that 'stuff' bling/material goods can bring fulfillment (a friend of my goddaughter got stabbed in the chest for his mobile phone - one collapsed lung). This only adds to the spiritual deficit. Get some stuff, need more, get some more, need more still - ad infinitum.

It's fucked up and no mistake. I believe that what's happening is a direct reflection of society. People have children without thinking about it, or for all the wrong reasons - like to save a drowning relationship, wtf is that all about? Where's the fucking logic? It's not working out so let's have a baby? Eh? Kids themselves have become 'objects'. I want a baby, so I'll get one. And this is what happens when they're brought up with no real hope, no sense of the true value of life. They turn around and stab you in the arse.

See what everyone's getting at and in a massive roundabout way it is solely down to the parents.
Most parents haven't got a scooby what their kids get up to these days. In fact I think some don't even know that they're bunking off school and running around in gangs

Always makes me roll my eyes when you hear of some 15yo kid getting murdered and the parents come on booin givin it 'he was such a lovely boy, loved by everyone, never in trouble or had anything to do with gangs'
2 days later it'll transpire he'd carried a knife for 3years, was in a 25strong gang and had mugged atleast 10 people.....

Absolutely correct!