youth of today.

[Toleman]

What is up with them. They just seem intent on:

Being intimidating
Drinking on the streets shouting
Throwing stuff at you or your property
Starting fights with you when you comfront them
Starting fights with you for no reason.
Smashing up your town
Grafing
Setting fires
Littering.

Think of anymore?
What can be done?

[missyR]

I am a youth and wouldn't even think of doing any of the above : i think you should stop and think before you tar all teenagers with the same brush. In certain areas there probably are people like that but not everbody is. If you have a problem in your area i suggest you phone the police or set up cctv.

[coco pops]

I'm glad i don't live near you if that is how all youths behave.
missyR is spot on.

[Toleman]

did i say all youth? police do nothing and why should i fork out for cctv?

[Toleman]

I would like to add im also a youth and wouldn't do the above. i should of made it more clear by saying 'some' youth for the more sensitive ones.

[missyR]

But you said that youths 'smash up your property' implying that you have a house. So you can't be as young as what i'd class a youth, under 18. Then below you said 'why should i fork out for cctv' ; making it blatant that you own a house and must be older than 18.

[scruffscat]

Im not a youth but live with two youths,who happen to be my 16 year old son, and 14 tyear old daughter, who indeed do neither of the above. And i ve got to be honest out of all of their friends, i wouldnt of thought that any of them do it either.I do wish for the younger people readin your post you wouldve stated "some" youths as ithink its a shame that older people have to tar all youth with the same brush

[missyR]

thats like what i said scruffscat :o)

[Bmw-Rider]

Toleman has a good point, regardless of how old he is. I no longer live in the uk because of the intimidating behaviour of (some) youths near where i used to live. "what are you looking at" was a common inciting remark to invoke threatening behaviour

[Toleman]

im 17, i live with my parents. And i was talking from the perspective of my parents to do with cctv. 'MissyR' property is someones belongings, doesn't have to mean a house. e.g. my car. Had stones thrown at.

also being a youth i know the vast majority of people +/- 3 years of my age and i think i know it happens. Maybe not in your towns, so if you want to pick faults with the question dont answer. Cheers to the others

[cartman99]

There are some bad apples. Their bad behavior makes them idols to some. I have no idea what to do, I like the concept of chav island, round up anyone outside of a Mcdonalds at 3pm, drug them and transport them to a King kong type island.

Then we charge big business men �30k a day to hunt them and pump the profits into regeneration of urban areas to ensure the next generation take a different path.

Everyones happy.

[missyR]

This is answerbank 'toleman' and i have every right to answer if i see wrong with what you are saying.

[wizard69]

youth is wasted on the young...

[JK2]

I have become more nervous in the last year or so. My office in Nottinghill has been broken into 5 times in less than 6 months. On each occasion it was teenagers. We now have metal grills on the windows, all internal doors are heavy steel & a heavy metal shutter at the main door!

I recently asked a young boy (approx 15) on the bus to take his feet off the seat please so I could sit down (I'm 62) and he lifted his foot and put it into my face!

[JK2]

I should also add that my office is not in a rough area - it is in the next street to where David Cameron & Ben Fogle amongst others live.

With regard to the foot incident - I am not a threatening man I am a 62 yr old woman.

[pussnboots]

Toleman posted a very valid question, he did not say 'all' youths, we have all been there once, but NEARLY all the bad behavior on the streets and neighbourhoods is caused by the younger generation. I have not seen gangs of OAPs on the street corner where I live. I Have two youths of my own who have lots of friends and they are all good 'kids' but they know (and often talk about) the trouble makers in our locality, and they are all 'youths of today'.

[Toleman]

nice answer puss n boots. thanks

[littlestar17]

to be fair you can get drunken adults that do exactly the same thing .. and surely they are the ones that are setting the example on youth of today?!it may be that at a younger age you are more influenced by what happens and are more likely to copy and so more youths are acting like this than years ago .. so surely there should be better examples set?? i think its a bit unfair to label the youths with all these problems!do you not agree?

[Toleman]

we have already covered labeling all youths