In some cases a riot isn't exactly a bad thing. In a modern society where media coverage doesn't look twice at anything that doesn't involve violence or crime it can become something that people turn to. Mainly to be heard. Which is, kind of, I suppose how this all started.
What was a peaceful protest over the shooting of a man in London turned into a riot. And, do you know what, that's not that bad. If it had of stayed peaceful it probably wouldn't have gained any press. So violence is what people turn to. It is obviously not right, but to get heard people have to do things like that.
The problem comes with the 'copycats'. Now I'm not going to wax lyrical about the riots and point out how wrong they are, or say how offended and distraught I am, because as we all know, most of you have already done so on Facebook. No, what I want to talk about, to moan about, is the people behind it.
David Cameron said something along the lines of, 'if you are old enough to commit the crime, you are old enough to take the punishment', key word being old. The age of our reckless rioters. Children, teenagers, young adults. All of whom are of the age where they still live at home, under the guidance of their parents.
Now my question is who are these parents? Where are they? What are they doing? Surely it is their job more than anyone else to control their children, not other people, not the police, it is their job. If you have a child you take care of that child, you guide them in life, and this is precisely what they should be doing now.
The youth of today is often criticized, and that is fine, because quite often they are in the wrong. But everything comes down to the world that they have been brought up in, and, ultimately, the parents r guardians are the ones to be held accountable.
Don't blame the police, they might not be great but they provide a damned good public service that our society needs.
Don't blame the government, they are terrible and, well, we didn't vote them in, but it is not their fault.
Do blame the parents, those that don't stop them, that willingly allow their children to act in such a manner.
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