Comment 38501

By Undustrial (registered) - website | Posted February 28, 2010 at 01:45:19

If such statistics prove anything, it's that "youth crime" has been on a general downward trend for years. They might also note that young people often get longer sentences than adults. But of course, that wouldn't make for good sensational news.

McMaster has over 20 000 students. If there weren't a hundred drunk and belligerent out over a month (which would be 0.5% of the total), there'd be something wrong. And yet, even over the course of the night all over the western city, it's easy to see how that would paint a picture of a wild and unruly age group as a whole.

It's easy to see kids as foolish and uninspired when you don't take the time to listen to or understand them. And it's easy to see them as rude and disrespectful when you constantly talk down to them. Being rebellious and rejecting one's former caretakers is a crucial part of growing up and becoming one's own person.

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