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read the riot leaves us with one big question: Do we have the energy to give these people the game does not have

reading The Guardian reports of riots left me with a feeling of great sadness. Much of what is recorded in this document reflects the life of anger and depression are almost the default configuration, with a series of frustrations and humiliations. Many of these young people assume they will not have any ordinary human relationships, respectful of adults - particularly those in authority, police, most of the time. Many live in a world obsessed with the "right" clothes and accessories - in a context of economic insecurity and deprivation simple - to create a febrile atmosphere in the state falls and gets up suddenly and destructive as a market Currency: A good life is lived in the position of a strong hierarchy in a Darwinian style is temporarily safe. Many people think they have nothing to lose because they are told from birth that virtually no serious career opportunities.

to ask if the riots were "political" or "opportunistic" is meaningless. These are not people with engaging in a culture of rights, they are not in most cases, the crimes committed. Nor are the heroes of the Democratic contest, the British response to the Tahrir Square. These people have desires vague but strong for something like a secure job, and do not know where to look, you generally want to belong, and lives in a climate in which are taken seriously as workers, citizens - need as individuals, and they were used to being pushed to the margins and that they are consumable

There is a broad political agenda: the way we organize our life together in society. But because many of them are damaged - by unstable family values, education in conditions almost impossible, then it is considered constant suspicion and discrimination - how to release tension is destructive and chaotic. It is useless to be sentimental, not terribly bad, selfish, short-term options. The question is why these choices seem natural and inevitable for many. We may well wince when certain conditions describe how they brought a feeling of intense joy, freedom, power. But we must ask what kind of life is in his sense of euphoria just seen a shop on fire or hit a policeman with a brick.

almost three years ago the Society for Children presented her childhood, good value, a careful analysis of what young people think in an environment to grow in. Its conclusions were devastating simple. Young people need love. You need a trust fund for their lives, emotionally and socially, a fund that will help them take things for granted, so they do not have to constantly fight for recognition. We must keep an eye on work practices that undermine it, and I was wondering how to strengthen the law and society the right types of family stability through training in parenting skills, as well as high quality business school and care. We should be challenging educational philosophy too absorbed in meeting the objectives of character education. And we should look long and hard about the assumption that we raise our children about the acquisition and individual material gain.

It is interesting to see how some of those interviewed for the project identified poor education as the cause of the problem. You can say, "Well, no, no? "But that's not miss the point. Many had great respect, if not alarm, so parents can judge them. Some have admitted that they were parents who feel like their own parents would. But This was home drunk regularly been undermined by what society in general, presented - including the show in a number of adjustments in August last year to encourage young adults to join them in looting and violence. How can we as a society, a good backup of the lessons at home and want to show that collectively the family wants a good - mutual attention and affirmation, stability and emotional literacy, a sense of value that does not depend Accessories

Demonizing volatile and destructive young people is not enough, further strengthen the criminalization of much of what is causing the problem first. Of course crime needs punishment, and the limits of acceptable behavior must be adjusted. The juvenile justice system has a good record in terms of restorative justice that brings people strongly against the human consequences of what they did. We have the tools for more vindictive or punitive sanctions.