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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Although LA clearly isn't the UK, much of what goes on here does seem to be an attempt to emulate an attitude that stems from US gang culture. Although on a much grander scale, the whole drive-by phenomenon (which thankfully has never really taken hold in the UK) still seems to be an underlying influence.
I'm not ruling poverty or boredom out as a factor. I just think that there's something more going on here. Again, lack of money and things to do were a fact of life when I was growing up, but its effects on behaviour seem far different to what they are today.
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Right, but I think it builds over generations. In America, at least, your generation was still more dangerous than the previous one.
It's kind of like censorship on TV. It starts out with little blips here and there, letting a shoulder slip, then a few mild swear word, and eventually no one cares about anything anymore. Not that that's a bad thing, but it seemed like a decent metaphor. If a bored and angry kid grows up to be a bored and angry father, there's a good chance he'll raise an even angrier kid.