What the bloody hell is going on at the moment? Barely a day goes past that someone isn't getting shot in the street, and more often than not they're dying while they're at it. Has society really disintegrated that much in the last few years that no dispute can be settled without the popping of a cap into someone's ass?
When I was younger, shootings were reserved for bank jobs and clay pigeons. Sure, there were muggings and violence on the streets, but you hardly ever heard of someone getting blown away. Growing up there was usually a scrap or two to be seen when rival gangs of lads or schools crossed paths, but there was a gentlemanly lean to it. You didn't hit 'em when they were down, your mates didn't wade in to help and there were no recriminations afterwards. When I say 'rival gangs of lads' I'm talking about a group of youngsters on a particular estate, not some specially-named clique with firearms and an initiation ceremony to get in. Things were more innocent in those days, and you didn't need to wave a piece about to get respect or your point across.
They keep wittering on about the break-up of the family leading to disaffected youths running riot in the streets, and I'm sure there's an argument to be heard for kids without role models ending up in this sort of caper, but the simple fact that they end up getting into gang culture in the first place suggest the parents don't know what they're doing. Where's the discipline? Where's the instilling of family values and respect and honour? It's all gone out of the window now in today's "I don't care" society. Parents don't give a shit so who can blame kids for ending up the same?
The latest incident was that of an 11-year old lad who was gunned down by a teenager in broad daylight next to pub. Apparently the little 'un was playing footy with his mates and minding his own business when they were approached by a kid on a BMX who stopped, 'calmly' according to the cops drew his gun and shot at them, fatally injuring one. What the fuck kind of situation arises where this is the only outcome? I'm absolutely baffled at the mindset of someone who is doing this. I'm almost hoping that the culprit turns out to be some kind of deranged loon; at least then we can say "Well, he was off his rocker" rather than "He just liked shooting people".
I've said it before and I'll say it again: society is a scary place these days. If we don't start stopping this at its root, we're only years away from Detroit in Robocop. Be warned.
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