[LancYorkYankee]

I guess my main frustration with "the system" both here and over there is the rampant hoodlumism. Between anger and discouragement, I see the chavs over there, and the gangs here, causing mayhem.

Seems things are a bit more strict here but we still have kids dropping out of school at 16 (which is for some reason allowed) and just hanging out around town. You guys have the break ins, the vandalism, the disrespect of older folks, etc..

I guess I was just throwing out ideas to alleviate the frustration I feel at the hooligans. Also because one of the boys (17) I've tried to help raise has been sentence to juvinile detention. He's broke his Grandparents heart as well as ours. (His Mum died of a drug overdose when he was 2 and no idea who the dad is).

This kid started going bad 4 years ago. I couldn't convince his Grandparents (next door neighbors) of the danger in their leniency. He should have been put into juvi. 2 years earlier for stuff done. His Grandparents always came to his rescue.