Sunday, 1 April 2012

Inaccurate Reporting

A recent ‘independent’ report into last year’s riots has determined that the blame lied with education and opportunity. It says that a lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of the riots, and that low educational achievement of some teenagers necessitates financial penalties for schools that fail to teach basic levels of literacy.
However, the panel was appointed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg. So let’s explore these motives further.
Suggestion No. 1: One of the reasons that theft is so prominent is because materialistic values and economic consumption are promoted as the be all and end all of society. And lack of education may cause disgruntlement, but a redistribution of wealth so that nobody feels financially excluded may provide a better solution.
Suggestion No. 2: Neither citizens nor society is completely to blame for anything. There are roots in the social environment that set about a start of such things and individuals who are too weak to resist the opportunity to do something bad. Live with that reality.
And suggestion No. 3: Appoint a panel that isn’t appointed by the government (thereby, independent!). Just a thought.

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