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How would you react if you found out a child of yours had been one of the rioters/looters in the UK?

Asked by saraaaaaa (2317points) August 10th, 2011

If you haven’t seen the news by now then please go check it out, the entire state of England is too much to explain.

So…I live in a riot affected area of England; where the local Primark not sure how many of you will be familiar with Primark, but it is a cheap clothes store! has been looted; a college has been set on fire; the police station at the top of my road was firebombed last night by ‘30–50 males’; and people like myself have had to generally had to live in fear of stepping out their own front door.

Watching the news has shown children as young as 11 and most no older than 15 walking around with stolen goods through the streets, my work last night involved a bunch of lads running in which we soon sorted out and then the walk home was a series of crossing the road to avoid the teenagers with masks on. Although a handful of adults do seem to be involved both local and national reports are mostly relating to teenagers.

The question I have to ask is: Where the hell are their parents?!!! Why is no one speaking up or trying to at least help people sort this out?! If a child of yours was involved in this kind of behaviour how would you react?

rant over

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