2006-09-21 03:31:46 · 27 answers · asked by Brendon B 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No because in todays society its never their fault its the schools for failing to teach them to read and write despite they all play truant and dick about when they do turn up, or its because they are from a broken home well tough live with it your parents were crap, or its because nobody understands them. Lets stop molly coddling these little SH*ts and put some order and punishment back into life to show them how to achieve and be responsible for their actions. and no I am not a n old fart I am mid 30'S!
2006-09-21 04:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by Monkeyphil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it necessarily pertains to teenagers these days. In my estimation teenagers have never understood the consequences of their actions. I also feel it's not limited to teenagers. How many adults do you know that make the right choices every time? I think 'knowing the consequences' is based on maturity and experience. Some people need the 'hit in the head with a brick' type of consequences before they can learn to judge for themselves.
2006-09-21 03:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by i have no idea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The challenging part of BEING a teen is learning responsibility for ones actions which includes consequences as well as rewards. And this all happens at a time the teens body is making major changes, along with establishing independence from ones parents and developing their own identity. Given proper guidance, teens grow into to some pretty fantastic people. Even some ones that were not, make it through this very difficult transition intact and fully functional and contributing members of society. Peace.
2006-09-21 03:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you even realise how old you all sound? Remember people, your parents used to ask exactly the same of your generation. Do none of you remember what it was like to be a teenager? I'm in my thirties and it doesn't seem like *that* long ago!
The answer to your question is simple - probably not, because no bloody teenager since the dawn of man has ever understood the consequences of their actions.
The real question should be, do the adults who supposedly run our governments understand the consequences of their actions? I think not. We'd be better off with teenagers running the country.
2006-09-21 03:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by gromitski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. It is not only a phenomenon restricted to teenagers however. I find that very few poeople have any appreciation for the consequences of their actions. We live in a society that seems to want to uphold the apparent civil rights of every single person, and as a result even those who commit crimes are seen to have excuses made for them. Society is not responsible for the actions of anyone. We all have free will and choice and the ability to make the right decision regardless of our circumstance. This has been proven time and again throughout history.
2006-09-21 03:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by bugboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people never do. Understanding consequences means actually seeing, THINKING about what you're doing, which is often very painful if it isn't turning out like you planned. Why bother understanding, though? We never get blamed, for it's always someone else: the parents, music, television, the media in general, society (a winner there), schools....If everyone tells you it's not your fault, and you never bother to question that, responsibility never takes root.
2006-09-21 03:55:15 · answer #6 · answered by Reinvention 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think teenagers of any day fully understand that. They are still maturing and have some very significant brain development that has yet to occur.
I don't think this excuses their actions and it certainly does not eliminate the consequences.
2006-09-21 03:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they do sometimes. But thinking back to being a teen, I know I did not always think things through and did what sounded fun. I also did things to see what I could get away with. It hasn't changed. Kids now are the same way. The big difference is that life is so much more dangerous now.
2006-09-21 03:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by schoolot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers, as a group, usually think they are invincible. I don't think teenagers of any "day" understand consequences yet, but there probably are exceptions.
2006-09-21 03:34:18 · answer #9 · answered by apriljm76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don’t, but having said that they seem to know the law better than us parents, kids nowadays just know too much information. Parents are no better we tell them what will/wont happen to them and say stupid statements like oh it’s only a caution!!
We are all to blame we can’t blame the child without taking some responsibility ourselves
2006-09-21 03:38:14 · answer #10 · answered by carla s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋