Hi Lexi,
Your last post was well written and justified.
Hi Belly,
I worked in Sydney (in the City), for many years, but I cannot ever say that I saw any riots between Aboriginals and Europeans, let alone blood on the pavements.
We see a lot of fighting in some Country areas of W.A., usually between warring Aboriginals, from differing 'mobs', the Aboriginals aren't warring because they are broke and destitute, they get excellent welfare to get all the things that they need.....what causes any fights between them is an excess of alcohol, to the point where some pubs in far north W.A. are banned from selling alcohol to Aboriginals.
Cheers both Lexi & Belly
NSB

You bet I could happen here.

These young ones have no concept of going without or, doing it tough.

Unemployment is on the rise, IR laws and red tape are crippling many small businesses and this is simply th beginning.

Watch this space.

The culture of youth violence in the UK is not exactly new. The behaviour of their soccer crowds was legendary.

I heard ages ago that the amount the UK spends of sports is abysmal. That is one of the reason's that are so appalling at it, getting themselves whipped by countries a fraction of their size - likes of us and New Zealand,

Spending on sports, surf lifesavers and the like benefits the youth mostly. Adults are too caught up in work and family to get much benefit out it. So spending on sporting facilities, and the consequence use of mum's taxi to keep them all in use is actually an investment in keeping our youth occupied, stimulated, and socialised. I often wondered if the UK's lack of spending in this area was an underlying cause of the violence.

Lexi... professional ethos.... I did not know Hungry Jack hamburger flippers had those..

and I like the "correct any misinformation ".... I figure you are neck deep in misinformation on your side of politics....

CAGW, reading the Grauniad ...

I suppose Julia declaring there would be no Carbon tax by her government was a tastey bit of "Misinformation" too... however, I dont see much correction of it by you

rstuart.. Agree.. football violence goes back to the 1970s at least.

Before that gang violence was about, if not rife... the difference between then and now

Mobile Phones and interent.... especially when back in the 1970s most of the public phones were vandalised by the sort of filth who would be a rioter today

and of course, back then the cops would go in battons drawn ready to crack a skull or two

*welfare represents something like 2 percent
of the federal budget).*

Not so, Lexi. Last time I checked welfare costs were around the
110 billion $ mark, about the same amount as tax collections from
individuals. So its by far the largest expenense in the federal
budget.

*Our youth is collectively one of the most positively advantaged, cossetted, protected, educated, privileged and affluent social grouping, anywhere*

Pericles, quite correct. But never forget, life is relative.
I know of kids accusing their parents of child abuse, because they
would not buy them a mobile phone.

Just look at the posts on OLO, about how tough things are in
Australia. Most have clearly never travelled.

Would some of our spoiled brats loot electrical and similar stores
if they thought they could get away with it? Sure some would

Look! you parents are the bosses, and if the little in-grates don't follow the house-hold rules, at 16....give them the arse. Done it to one child myself, and now.....you couldn't of seen a better mother in Australia.

Whats the old saying........mate! you either sink or swim! Think your big enough for attitude, well your big enough to stand on your own two feet......and some do just that, but some come running back with all the sorry's and reform with the most humblest of I wasn't ready.
But then and now, it was the best thing I ever did.

Big girls don't cry......yes they do.

Plus whats been seen on TV etc......shows, well I know where to blame....Home and away ring a bell, TV adds, and general sex only females.....is your only choice. In a mans world.....the thicker you are, the easier the male gets his way. Seen TV or MTV...married is just another way of saying.....well...you figure it out.

LEA