UK riots: Big Brother isn't watching you | UK news | The Guardian
And here is the crux of it for me:
"That state of deprivation though is, of course, the condition that many of those rioting endure as their unbending reality. No education, a weakened family unit, no money and no way of getting any. JD Sports is probably easier to desecrate if you can't afford what's in there and the few poorly paid jobs there are taken. Amidst the bleakness of this social landscape, squinting all the while in the glare of a culture that radiates ultraviolet consumerism and infrared celebrity. That daily, hourly, incessantly enforces the egregious, deceitful message that you are what you wear, what you drive, what you watch and what you watch it on, in livid, neon pixels. The only light in their lives comes from these luminous corporate messages. No wonder they have their fucking hoods up."
My 2cents worth is that these kids also need to get a bigger perspective on what's actually going on in the world. Nothing like some 3rd world exposure to show you how to appreciate what you have and what opportunities are actually there for you...we're talking about a new pair of trainers vs enough food to fill a stomach (and that of your orphaned 3 year old sister).
Make those 'feral teenagers' volunteer in some 3rd world countries...
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