Should most of the teenagers in the UK be locked up?

Question

Iam fed up with track suit junkies wondering the streets at all hours causing trouble.If we put them in prison at the age of 13 then the UK would be a better place.If you disagree i take it you live in the the middle of a the Highlands where no Sports World stores operate.Iam not aiming this at all teenagers but most seem to missing a thing called a brain.

Answer 1

yes lock them all up,little chavs.

Answer 2

I don't know about locking them up, will cost too much!

However, for what it's worth, here's my thoughts:

1) The Government needs to take a stronger stance than "ASBOs" - that's like a medal for scummers.

2) Coppers ought to be able to give 'em a clip round the ear and drag 'em home to the parents instead of pandering to their every whim, like in the bad old days. We were scared of the old Bill when I was a kid. These days it's all "human rights" boll ocks.

3) Counselling should be outlawed.

4) So should therapy.

5) National Service - COMPULSORY, NO EXCUSES for everybody, 2 years, boys and girls, starting the year they leave school, unless going to Uni/College in which case, it's deffered until they drop out or graduate. Needn't be just the military - schools, hospitals, that sort of thing - giving something to the community. That way, they might have a chance of developing into mature adults with a deep-seated sense of respect and some idea of how the world really works.


Society in the UK has generally gone down the pan. It's depressing. Luckily for us the, the MP's here don't give a rat's ar$e about the people, more interested in slagging each other and selling out to the damn Yanks.

When they colonise the Moon, I'm offski mate.....

Answer 3

Hmmmmmm. To some degree I can see what you are saying. The biggest problem is that all teens can branded and tarred with the same brush. The ones that are well behaved and have good respect for people are also the ones staying in doors or at friends and working on their homework and the such like as apose to causing problems on the streets, therefore they don't get seen and furthermore only the bad minority gets seen.

Some do behave badly yes, but hasn't this always been the case? I refuse to believe that 10,20 or even 30 years ago that every child was saintly! I bet there were trends back then that represented gang style behaviour and that there were a minority of small groups or rebelling teens. The only difference with it now is that the media (because it is much stronger then in those days) reports it and therefore it is more exposed in society.

I am not sticking up for them mind. I just think that to some degree there are a lot of people who over react when it comes to teenagers and jump on the band wagon of assuming they are all bad. Which you have stated that you do not think is the case.

Personally I believe that rather then putting them in prisons a form of national service should be re-instated. This national service would NOT be enforced on all people though, as I believe that is unfair. In this instance I suggest that those who have been in trouble or are intentionally under achieving school etc should be made to go into national service. It would then create an incentive system for Children and teens to behave themselves and the such like. It may seem like scare tactics but perhaps it is this kind of new approach that is needed. "You misbehave, you will have to do national service". Simply put, it is a consequences to your actions system whereby youths would appreciate that everything they do leads to a consequence!

Answer 4

You cant lock them for wearing tracksuits. How would you like to be locked up. However they do need to be educated on the effects of drug misuse and how it effects their immeadite and long term lives. They also need to be disiplined.. the way forward to disipline youngsters is bring back national service.

Most of the time they are doing the bad stuff because their buddies are doing it, And therefore dont want to be called, Geeks, Softy, Loser and such as that if they dont join in.

Dont forget that you were a Teenager once and that you probably would of wanted to fit in to your society just like they do.

Alot of this falls down to Bad examples & unemployment aswell because when they see their parents sat at home doing nothing they think what hope have I got of getting a job?

Answer 5

Ship them off to an island far-far away, because if you put them in prison it's going to be our taxes that probably gove them a nicer home than they would at their own house!
Although don't get me wrong, there are lots of intelligent, polite teenagers that get "overlooked" (for want of a better word!) with all the fuss about "chavs!"
Oh and by the way, the Sports World bit made me laugh!

Answer 6

First things first - nice ID. Ghostbusters right?

In all seriousness - I feel really sorry for most teenagers.

There was sod all for me to do at their age - but these days - with the much faster pace of life - teenagers must be going out of their minds with boredom most of the time.

What are they supposed to do ?

Plus, the fact that they expect to be treated badly by adults - either out of fear or ignorance - only serves to reinforce their bad behaviour and attitudes creating a vicious cycle of suspicion and a breakdown in relations.

Parents, teachers and community leaders need to accept some responsibility for teenagers behaviour if they are not being given guidence.

Answer 7

No they should be sent to some sort of wildness boot camp and taut discipline the hard way plus to find out about them selves if you put them some where to learn and be educated in the right way it may work, kids don't like doing what they are told in a far away place they don't want to be. and it stops wasting tax payers money at the courts its got to be cheaper as well in the long run. the courts don't work for kids.

Answer 8

I wonder how long it is since you were a teenager? Is it so long ago that you have forgotten what it was like? All teenagers of every generation have had their elders complain about them. You were once a teenager, and if no one complained about you, then what a boring youth you must have been. Lighten up, stop being a grumpy old f#rt.

Answer 9

I actually find this offensive. I'm a teacher of 11-16 year olds and I find that the majority of children are a pleasure to work with and talk to. Only a minority are a problem.

Answer 10

i take offense to this. I am a teenager but me and my friends are not thugs who wander round the sreetes at night looking for trouble. And we live in liverpool, not the highlands.

Answer 11

The brain that is missing is the parents. Goverment shouldn't get involved. Parents are too soft with children today and need to be firm and adult about parenting. They should have parenting classes instead of prenatial classes.