Britians Mean Streets
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Actually, it's a TIME / CNN article, FWIW.
*I am not attempting to boost the credibility of the article, just pointing out the whereabouts of its origin. ~
We do have a problem with mugging and teenage "gangs" here in the UK. However, any "story" offered to us by any arm of the Murdoch organisation must be taken with a large amount of incredulity.
I have no clue about crime in the UK but... This is an article from Time Magazine. Murdoch does not own Time.
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
om3ga
It's good to be the king...
One of the reasons Boris won the London Mayor vote....
Mayor Johnson vows to cut crime
2007 is the worst year on record for fatal street violence amongst young people with 26 teenagers murdered across London
Details:
Teen deaths on London's streets
Mayor Johnson vows to cut crime
2007 is the worst year on record for fatal street violence amongst young people with 26 teenagers murdered across London
Details:
Teen deaths on London's streets
british people are much more violent than americans
Strange that in 1946 there were only 64 recorded murders in the whole of the UK and for years we had very low crime rates.Things have changed a bit but even so the current UK murder rate is 1.4 per 100 000 compared with the US where it is 5.5 per 100 000.
"Prepares for the back-lash"
I miss the days gone by when those kids have had a thoroughly good hiding off any of the adults in the area - a damn good hiding.
I miss the days gone by when those kids have had a thoroughly good hiding off any of the adults in the area - a damn good hiding.
Sweeping generalisation methinks.
om3ga
It's good to be the king...
Actually I recall doing a F.O. thread sometime ago about how a good old-fashioned clip around the ears was sadly missed...
Smacking - An abuse of human rights, or necessary chastisement?
http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=105561
Facetious
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There's nothing wrong with a good 'ol fashin' lashin' :thumbsup:
Anybody I have known that received or that was at least under the threat of receiving some type of physical punishment, as long as it was never unnecessarily abusive, never grew up to have something wrong with them. For the most part they seem like nice people. They also seem to be more disciplined. Now the people who had parents that would let them do anything they wanted without any consequences or any serious consequences out side of time out or taking away a toy were the ones that were more likely to grow up to be jerks. That isn't to mention that most of the people that might have been physically punished that I knew never had to have it done more than a few times during their entire post infancy childhood at most. I can't even count the number of people that didn't do that, that had children that were basically uncontrolled while they had to constantly try to put them under some more gentler punishment.
:noneedtoprepareforanybacklashmate:
There's nothing wrong with a good 'ol fashin' lashin' :thumbsup:
Thanking thee! I agree, i really resented a couple of good hidings I had as a kid but now I think that same upbringing kept me on the straight(ish) - as well as losing the feeling in one of my buttocks
(joking of course!)
I'm not saying crime and lawlesness doesn't exist in Britain, but speaking from my own personal experience, have never felt at all too threatened, afraid, not even slightly apprehensive about leaving my home at any time of day or night (often do my shopping at Asda at around 2am) and going about my business.
I agree with you.
We do have some serious crime here in the UK, although this tends to be associated with large alcohol intake by the perpetrators.
