
others have not.
We can either ignore that environments exist in which people are brought up to display such behaviour or seek to deal with the reasons for it.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:14,
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We can either ignore that environments exist in which people are brought up to display such behaviour or seek to deal with the reasons for it.

"Being poor" is not an excuse. I know plenty of people - some of whom don't even have their own butlers - who are impecably behaved, despite having been brought up very much on the wrong side of the tracks.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:19,
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What you've just said there is pretty much "chavs because chavs".
Once again, though, you might be right. The whole thing might just be noise.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:23,
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Once again, though, you might be right. The whole thing might just be noise.

poor health and education of parents are factors.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:29,
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Being brought up badly would explain why that person then brings someone else up badly.
From a lot of comments I've seen dismissing any idea of upbringing being a factor, I think a lot of people don't like the idea that we can be raised to be bad, simply because it means that our personalities are merely a product of luck, rather than some magical unchangable thing special to ourselves.
That said, excusing the violence entirely because of 'society' is not only dumb, but incredibly patronising to people from the same backgrounds who do not act like that.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:44,
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From a lot of comments I've seen dismissing any idea of upbringing being a factor, I think a lot of people don't like the idea that we can be raised to be bad, simply because it means that our personalities are merely a product of luck, rather than some magical unchangable thing special to ourselves.
That said, excusing the violence entirely because of 'society' is not only dumb, but incredibly patronising to people from the same backgrounds who do not act like that.

I agree with your stance.
It was more a general comment on many comments I've seen that do seem completely divided down two extreme opinions, and refusing to accept that it can be both the individual and society to blame.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:54,
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It was more a general comment on many comments I've seen that do seem completely divided down two extreme opinions, and refusing to accept that it can be both the individual and society to blame.

that's even more baffling territory. I'm a bit afraid the riots will be used to argue for all sorts of harsh and primitive discipline, and cause pointless heartache and pain and screwed-upness for future generations, who will still riot anyway.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:21,
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The whole thing flags up lots of long-term problems which need fixing - schooling etc, but I suspect that they will all be ignored for quick fixes in dealing with crime after the event.
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Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:49,
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and blaming the riots on a failure of parents to say "no". And then the parents say "no" to their kids a lot, thinking that they're instilling a sense of discipline and obedience, resulting in kids who are both angrier and more ignorant (because they haven't been allowed experiences), and worse at relating to people (because any attempt at negotiation over something they want just leads to "no").
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