[Margaret Pilkington]

You cannot seriously blame all parents for the drunken loutish behaviour of some of the young people today.
It is far more likely that these drunken antics are influenced by the peers of the people in question, than the influence of the parents.

It also seems to me that there is a distinct lack of excitement and danger for young people.......maybe this is a force that makes them abuse alcohol, take drugs and get into fights and such.....but then how the heck would I know? I am in the old fogey category......you know the one....we grew up in the late fifties and didn't drink ourselves into oblivion......personally I was too busy trying to make a living.