Is It Just Me That Finds This Disturbing

[calmck]

A sixteen year old was killed by a hit and run driver speeding on the wrong side of the road.
A tragedy for the family but why was he riding at 1.20am!? Surely he should have been home in bed at this time

[calmck]

Can someone put this in News for me please. Thank you

[youngmafbog]

Why? I seem to recall being out at that time occasionally when I was 16 and that was back in 76.

[Chinajan]

Victim blaming

[barry1010]

I was often out at that time when I was 16. I was working full time, living on my own and coming home from mates houses or clubs.

[Sqad]

calmk ...?I have some sympathy for your brave and interesting post.
At the age of 16 and only on very special occasions, I could stay out u till midnight, 1.20 would have been unacceptable, even on New Year's day.

Times have changed calmk and so has behaviours.

[davebro]

link?

[gness]

Well you just don't know, Calmck.
At the age of 15 my crazy mother decided, late one night and assisted by a large knife and the kitchen broom, that I leave home....a date with a Protestant lad was never going to end well......and she'd never much liked having me around anyway.... ;-)

Left the low paid job I enjoyed to earn more money by shift work so I'd have been out late too.

[Mozz71]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57874409

[calmck]

Thanx Squad. It confounds me that the number of young victims of knife crime is so high. Is family responsibility a thing of the past. I remember an ad campaign from the past." Its 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are?"

[royfromaus]

Disturbing?


Seriously?

[calmck]

Thanx for the link Mozz71

[royfromaus]

//It is believed to have been stolen from the scene.//

That's disturbing

[aelmpvw]

//The Met is also investigating the disappearance of the e-scooter that was being ridden at the time of the collision. It is believed to have been stolen from the scene//

some toerags just don't miss an opportunity do they?

[calmck]

Seriously is it ok for a 16 year old to be riding around at 1.20am given the spate of probable gang related activities and knife crime occurring at the moment. I wouldn't want my children out at this time

[pixie374]

The victims should certainly be allowed out when they like. It's the criminals who shouldn't... we need to stop everyone assuming their children are more likely to be a victim.

[jno]

pixie, yes, not a word about whether an apparently drunk driver, speeding on the wrong side of the road, should have been out at that time of night.

[Sqad]

LOL....calmck, I have been made aware by ABers how the bringing up of my children was defective as is my attitude towards them.
I have seen multiple threads concerning the development of the young, beneficial and kicking the attitude of past generations of parents into touch.

All that I have noticed is that the number of and I quote "toerags" have increased in number and the modern generation feels better in themselves in dealing with life.

They may be right????

[barry1010]

I find it hard to think of 16 year olds as children. They can get married, join the army, leave home.

[pixie374]

They haven't increased, though, sqad. Violent crime is going down, publicity is going up.

[Mozz71]

I think that until further information is received, it's disrespectful to the victim of a drunk driver to lay any blame at his door. Regardless of the reason he was out, he is is the victim of a horrendous and tragic crime.