Do you think the government is cracking down on anti-social behaviour or is it all talk and no action?
952489
I think it's spiraling out of control.  There are just so many people on drugs, collecting welfare checks and having more babies to put into the system that it has become impossible to control.  We're doomed
261063
well, frankly yeah i agree that goverment should imposed curfews.. but then again, i think it is a pretty bad idea.\n\n(1) Youths do not like to be lock-up in their houses by 9 o' clock by THE GOVERNMENT.. geez, i'll break the law then!\n\n(2) Parents are responsible for their children and their children's actions. u can't blame the government on everything u know? youths live the way they are brought up.\n\n(3)The root of social ills is the lack of moral values installed in youths these days.. the government should imposed a "teach youths to do the right thing" campaign instead.\n\nthat's all i can think of rite now. if u wanna take 'em, juz edit my cynism, k? i'll post in more if i can think of more. Good luck!
355561
These problems will be here because the police are not allowed to punish children for doing wrong.\nThe children know they can do whatever they want and no-one can stop them.\nThe government is so into giving children freedom that they have forgotten we all need rules to become decent people.\nIn the past a policeman could give you a clip round the ear for being naughty but now the victim is to blame not the child
1115065
In my opinion, yes.  We shouldn't become a nation that just bans eveything.  They do provoke and they are petty, but that's people for you.\n\nMy mum used to dance about the orange marches when she was a kid, and she said she loved them, but she's totally against them now.
740583
Yes (to the no democracy thing), but don't be fooled by the whole party politics thing.  This is much bigger and more unpleasant than that.  The public all over the world are being lied to all the time about what's really going on. You might not believe me if I tried to tell you so can I just suggest that you do some research?  Yes, there's a lot of crap out there, and I'm not even talking about Alistair Campbell and his ilk - they're scum; we owe it to ourselves to find out the truth.  The Government, like the police and the armed forces, are supposed to be working for the citizens, not against them.  Until we start taking responsibility for our own actions or lack of them, we're unlikely to to find things changing for the better.  We have to find ways of promoting and upholding peace and justice around the world, not the legal system(s).  Peace may be one of our best weapons.\n\nNo (to the "is it honourable" question)
894187
The UK government monitors everyone and everything. We are the most spied upon people on earth. Even North Korea are in awe of the UK government. Not only are mosques monitored, There are special informers everywhere to grass on you. There are Phone numbers to report crime, litter, drugs, recycling avoidance, illegal immigrants, suspicious this or that - everything. Its a b***dy nightmare. Most people want to get out.
914082
i agree totally - How many police are there in any provincial town cenre on a friday night breaking up fights outside Wetherspoons (or any other pub chain - i'm not getting at them specifically)... Now go to the edge-of-town club (Or Garlands/G-Bar/Cream in Liverpool) and see the people hugging (teehee) and the distinct lack of police presence. here's no need for the police there!!!... Also - look up a book called Cannabis Britannia (can't remember the author) - you may be interested to learn that the UK government, during Indian Imperial Rule, made a vast amount of money from the Cannabis trade - it was Chinese and US pressure that caused the legislation against it. \n\nOh and on the issue of 'gateway' drugs. Rubbish. There is absolutely no Empirical connection between recreation drug use and hard drug addiction (Heroine etc).
891144
YES IT IS BIG PROBLEM FOR OUR COUNTRY.  GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO REMOVE THIS BAD HABITS OF SOME PEOPLE AND TAKE STERN ACTION AGAINST THE MAFIA WHO IS RUNNING THIS.
529188
Well.they are handling it a lot better than the 2002 riots.The government obviously could not afford to just linger around.I don't think you should worry about it,it will die out in a few days.
703167
The worrying thing is that this has actually happened - some numbskulls on a council estate attacked the home of a female paediatrician.\n\nMakes you despair of this country, doesn't it?\n\nYou know what - I actually feel EMBARRASSED for the twats that took this seriously. Wake up to yourselves, FOOLS!
867177
yes the country is ok its all the criminals in it thats the problem they are dragging your country down and taking it over, not a day goes by that the evening news in scotland isnt filled with murders and things happening down england dont get me wrong it happens here too and everywhere else but problem seems to have escalated very quickly down there
558587
Good question...I cant decide if they're becoming more hostile or there is more media coverage of it ...when I was younger (that makes me sound really old)..neither I nor my parents worried too much about any of that..we never locked our doors...if I were in any trouble I could go to any neighbours house,etc..and we lived in a city...maybe we just didn't see it if it was happening...now I find the world more frightening.
743072
its a badge of honour gary-something to brag about to their mates. it has always been my beleif that we should re-open the borstals take away the playstations and gourmet meals and get them digging potatoes in the freezing cold-there would be no need for asbo's because nobody would want to break the law again........................ASBO (anti-social behaviour order).
1082292
Ya know, public corporal punishment used to be executed in this country, the crime level was lower but there were also a lot less people living in the country. I am not sure that is a good idea, but something has to be done, the crime rate is out of control. What's sad I think is that corporal punishment might work, but it would be a media circus and then in turn be useless, there has to be a better answer!
648321
hello, greeting from Great Britain.\nwell yeah we get something like that in some areas.\nsome sick people still doing this sorts of things and the reasons for this because the polices are not doing their job properly. NOT SO GOOD !!!!!!!!
537764
No, because the government would really have to do something if they actually got real peace...The government keeps the people scared and themselves in power
642328
I can't tell if there is really a serious question in here or not, but I will answer as if there is.\n\nI think the Internet is causing more people to become anti-social in the real world and more dependent on the (nearly) instant gratification we can get in here...porn, electronics overnight, movies on demand, the list goes on.\n\nAlso, people are starting to become dependent on the "relationships" they form in here in chat rooms and dating sites and spending less time with friends and family.  \n\nBottom line is, people were designed to be social, moving creatures, experiencing new people, sites, tastes and smells. Not sat in one place for hours chatting with total strangers who we know little about.  It's rotting our minds and moderation is the key, just like anything else in life.\n\nWe're all going to hell in a hand basket and the only thing that will stop the downfall of society is if mother nature steps in and takes away the power.  Then we'd be back to hand tools and horses and we'd all know and trust our neighbors a whole lot more.\n\nI'll step off my soap box now...sorry.