Do you guys in United Kingdom blame the goverment the way kids are raised today (Crime, Youth Gang,)?

Question

by goverment i mean he doesent give support to kids such as given them activitys to do

Answer 1

No I blame the parents!!

Answer 2

I personally blame the influence of US culture, rap music, rap videos, MTV and lack of parenting skills, in the areas where problems arise, but not generally. Having said that, the UK secondary schools were just as bad, in the early seventies. It was almost impossible to gain a valuable education due to bullying and also due to the fact that old labour caused so much trouble by changing the system. The only way out, was to pay for a private school. I don't know if I blame the government, but moral values are at an all time low. Maybe the negative influences should be reviewed and somewhat controlled. It's difficult to say what I believe, but one thing I would prefer is that people in the UK speak English and not American. Even the German language is being overun by the American language.
There are many other factors which cause problems and many parents are to blame, but I think just the few items I mentioned are cause for concern. The uncontrollable children of the seventies have put uncontrollable children into todays society... catch 22.

Answer 3

Yes! But i also blame society as a whole . Theres nothing for the youth to do at all exsept hang out together (Gang). You Cant blame just the parents because if your living on a tough estate without much income and everything around you is run down then what do you expect. The government should help people living on these rough estate with new methods of comunicating with the youth because you gotta remember all these kids have got is each other and if crime is a way of getting money then so be it. I think that all the youth need these days is an acheivable, clear path / route to go with their lives. And to do this you have to start with their parents by giving them abit of hope so they give a **** about their kids. Better Estates and better education would be a start.

Answer 4

My opinion is that the government are holders of some of the responsibility for the behaviour of kids through the education system.

Parents trying to live within the social structure (the complexities of the need to work in order to afford to live) creates much of the rest of the problem. However, the Parents themselves bear some portion of the rest of the problem.

It is not the job of the Government to 'provide' avenues to keep kids 'entertained.' And having been 'taking away' such things as paying fields from schools for over 15 years, the government are are certainly living up to that mark too.

Someone(s somewhere are making a lot of money out of this selling off what likely can never be reclaimed.

Sash.

Answer 5

I definitely blame the government and the justice system!! I believe kids have more power than teachers, parents and the law!!
I think that ultimately the government has created the problems with youths of today, by allowing such a slack attitude to punishment.
Recently we've been targeted by vandals, who have caused almost £2000 worth of damage to our property. These vandals were 14yrs old. They were caught, but are too young to be prosecuted and we're left to foot the bill!! Why?? If the kids are big enuf to cause the damage, why aren't they big enuf to take the consequences of their actions!! This is one of the problems, causing the trouble!!
Also, the government have taken all the funding out of creating play areas and activities for kids, which in turn means that these bored kids are roaming the streets with nothing to do, no wonder they cause mindless damage.
Parents of these children are too busy working, trying to keep their heads just above the water, to pay utility bills which have increased by 35% over the past 5yrs. Surprise, wages haven't!! Another problem caused by the government, cos of their greed for extortionate wages for themselves!! I could go on and on but ya probably bored now!!!!

Answer 6

The whole rights movement is to blame for the present situation. Parents are now unable to discipline their children, especially in public where some busybody liberal will take exception, so the children run wild knowing that they can not be given a clip round the ear to enforce a limit. things will only get worse as these children who have no self control become adults, in fact these same children will probably beat up their children and partners for the same reason that they have no conception of control. The major blame however comes from Europe where the, so called, court of human rights has progressively stabbed the majority of the British public in the back with idiotic pronouncements. The best way forward is to remove this country from Europe remove all the idiot legislation that has been forced on us by Brussels and return to having corporal punishment as a deterrent.

Answer 7

No. I think the government have trusted and therefore overlooked youth crime. There will always be problems but the frequent stabbings of under 16 year olds is alarming.
I live in East London and I think the glamourisation of gangster lifestyles from America greatly influence behaviour here. Constant images of violence through music and film are aimed at areas in London such as these which promote self-importance and gang culture. These children do not realise that there are consequences to their actions.
They need to be educated with the culture of their own country and not one that feels it is the individual's right to own a firearm. The method of drug-dealing to make easy money also needs to be cracked down by the police. They rely heavily on informers rather than actual clean up of areas.
The use of knifes is only substitution for firearms and will continue to get worse unless these children are educated that being in a gang is not a way of life. The fights between rival gangs are largely based on disagreements with drug-selling patches and petty insults. Not one fight has been based on a serious enough event to explain these outrageous murders. Easy to blame someone else like the governement or the parents, but its the children themselves who look to a fantasy lifestyle for peer support.

Answer 8

I'm not sure about it being the government's fault, but I think it's partly due to the media. Violent films, TV shows, games etc can create a lasting impression on the minds of the less intelligent youths, although I'm not suggesting for a second they are fully responsible or should be withdrawn...after all, I've been playing violent video games since I was about 9, and as for music and film, my favourite bands are Sepultura and Rammstein, and my favourite film is either A Clockwork Orange or Pulp Fiction - and as far as I know, I'm not affiliated with gun crime or antisocial behaviour!
I think the reason it can be chalked down to the government as well is because of the decline of education; some kids, because they had a "lower" IQ or showed less academic promise, just get forgotten about for a lot of their education in favour of the brighter students, and that definitely contributes to a lot of violent behaviours. However I think the govrnment has recognised this, and in the next few years education will get better again - for example, minimal school leaving age is going to be increased from 16 to 18 soon. It remains to be seen whether this will have any effect on youth violence, though.
Sorry for the long answer! :)

Answer 9

I blame the parents because of not disciplining their kids and letting them do anything so the parents can have an easy life, but I also blame the government as in schools teachers are not allowed to discipline the kids. When the kids do something wrong and the police and courts are involved the kids might be sent to detention centres but they get rewarded for doing wrong by having holidays getting DVD players PS 3's etc look at Thompson and Venebals who killed poor James Bulger, they went on holidays and everything then when they were released they were giving new identities, homes, money etc, and are still be giving stuff by the government a million pound a year at least is spent on them by the government, under the disguise of human rights but what happened to James Bulger's human rights. Asbos are seen by kids today as trophies and they brag about the number they have.

Answer 10

A lot of the problems have come about since the Government decided to prevent parents 'checking' the bad bahaviourof their children, to the age of 14. Once 14 the children had the right to come and go as they pleased and any misdemeanour was the responsibility of the parent and damage costs paid by the parent.

As there are too many no no types seeking a domain to rule and the younger people need a 'bigger' figure and parents aren't that anymore, then they will group together.
It seems the Police have their hands tied now they have become 'human beings' well most are and know their vulnerability.

Answer 11

Something like this is always a lose lose situation. If the government intervened with family life, it would be accused of being too draconian, if it did nothing, it would be accused of well, doing nothing.

Children are only ever a product of their upbringing as a rule and as a rule, children who behave unruly have an unruly style of parenting. If you are a disinterested parent, well of course your kids are going to go off and do their own thing, the trouble with most parents is that they live in denial of their children being capable of misbehaving, yet alone of the evil we see today. If i had come home in any trouble, i would have been in even more trouble with my parents, and my own kids grew up under the same premise.

It is easy to blame the government if your kids turn to crime, but it is invariable your own fault, lack of parenting skills, lack of caring enough, are the biggest contributing factors. Think of how often you see a parent smack a very small child in public because they are lagging behind the parents when out walking, because such parents are too stupid to understand the kid can't walk any faster, well, these kids grow up being hit, and learn that this is the way to do things, what else can one expect.

If governments are to blame, perhaps it is for putting in place things like 24 hour shopping, sunday shopping, 24 hour pub openings, we spend all this time shopping and socialising, it's way too easy to forget to spend time with our families.

When your kids become the most precious thing in your life, then they will have a well adjusted upbringing, but i fear very few kids even get a cuddle and a goodnight story anymore, parents are way too much into doing their own thing - sadly.