[PeterPrinciple]

Each kid should have 40 acres to play on and there should be 40 acres between each kid............

[rocksblues]

Sort of sounds like Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, Chicago, New York City etc.

And as we do they want to slap them on the wrist and turn them back out into society.

[denydenydeny]

Once again, the unintended consequences of socialism at work.

[snarks_when_bored]

Violent products of the self-esteem-mongering, punishment-free schools created by 'enlightened, progressive' adults...

As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

[HEY4QDEMS]

They are among nearly 3,000 children detained in the capital for serious crimes, also including murder, drug trafficking and robbery.

Hey, as long as they ain't smoking tobacco.

[2banana]

and seven per cent were Asian

That is a PC way (in the UK) of saying muslim...

[Elpasser]

Return to the old, violent Druid culture in post-Christian Britain.

[Just another Joe]

I seem to remember a study done sometime on the effects of overcrowding.

They put rats into a cage one at a time. At some predetermined number the rats started turning on each other. It depended on the number of rats per square foot of cage I believe.

When you get into overcrowding in a city I would be willing to bet that the same type of thing applies.
When you get a certain number of people per square foot they start exhibiting manical behaviour.

[jobim]

"The report also noted an upsurge in the amount of time adults are spending at milkbars. Some psychologists see a trend between parents at milkbars on a nightly basis, and their offspring's criminal behavior. 'Droogies', as they are now commonly referred to, use malenky tolchocks on their victims, and some use force to engage in the old in-out. Eyelid therapy, which will be covered in the next exclusive report, is being experimented with, coupled with violent cinema and classical music."