MrPoole

I get a cam from Sainsburys in East Dulwich to Peckham Rye Park for ?4/5 - overcharged u deffo.

Alot of people on here have too much time on their hands. Bloody rediculous posts, only to rouse arguments.

I actually never write in forums and didn't realise I was starting a new one!! My bad.

I started a thread expressing my own opinion, someone whom is likely to be of similar age to these yobs. Everyone else can express their own, but I refuse to be bullied upon a forum page! It seems like this whole forum page is one big contradiction. Some saying these thugs are those from council estates and thrown out their houses at 16 from unloving families. Some saying they are teachers, students, young professionals, ect. It's quite probable the majority are somewhere inbeween, I.e. Me. And so, re-read my initial post and I stick to my original views and opinions.

There is nothing cliched about my original post. Just my story, and my opinions on a cure, nothing unoriginal about that.

Excuses excuses. It all comes down to knowing right from wrong. they all knew what they were doing.

This saddens me. The youths I speak of are those that I saw looting my local tesco metro. Vandals.

My argument is that I wanted a future, and I worked for it. You don't need to go to university for that.

Im 26. I had to apply for a Career Development Loan to pay 4 my later education. A loan I'm having to pay off for the next five years, crippling me. But I want to succeed in life. If you want to, you can. It's all excuses. There's so much open to these young people. I am one of these young people. There are jobs everywhere. If they don't want to work in a factory or mcdonalds.....work harder. I did. Truth is, they don't want to work. I think the Army teaches respect to those who haven't been brought up to respect.

I felt compelled to write this, as I was so disgusted by these mindless, idiotic thugs that I share my country with, tearing peoples lives apart, i needed to vent my views. I'm from East Dulwich, in South London, a place I used to feel relatively safe in. However even this small, close knit community was attacked, by stupid, ignorant children and young adults, Brought up, by stupid, ignorant parents. Firstly, I would like to start by saying I believe our fantastic police force did everything they could do with the little rights they have been given. Why all their rights have been taken away is beyond me. Secondly, I am furious that members of government and some members of our society believe these hooligans and vandals are on this rampage because they can't get jobs, they are the 'forgotten', and/or bored and have no money, places to go, or things to do. I'm sorry, but that is total rubbish to put it mildly, and it infuriates me. These young people live in The UK. They have everything they need to succeed in life. The bottom line is, they just don't want to. They want everything for free, they want everything to be given to them on a plate. Everyone else works hard to be successful and to get to where they are. Let me tell you about my upbringing. I don't originate from East Dulwich. I was born and brought up in Bradford. Yorkshire. A very poor area of Yorkshire. I am the youngest of four children, born from parents who worked every hour they could to support their children. Living in a small 2 & 1/2 bedroomed semi detached house. I shared a room with my two older brothers. Three of us. All of us lived at home till I left for London when I was 21. Apart from Child Allowance, my parents had no support from the government. At all. No free school clothes, no money, at all. My mum and dad supported the children they brought into this world all by themselves. No help. As it should be. Yes I was poor, yes I came from a poor community, yes I attended a school bordering on special measures. But I never felt the need to rob, terrorise, or stand on the streets creating uneasiness amongst my community. I had no money, or places to go. That didn't mean I felt I needed to cause trouble. These terrorists in our city need help. Psychological help it seems, but definitely not money thrown at them. They don't need special games rooms or clubs. Its all excuses. Just because they come from poorer areas of the city doesn't excuse their behaviour. Throw them in Jail, then the army. They obviously have no sense of pride in themselves. (I ended up working hard, I got a job at 16 in a kitchen pot wash, I was a waiter, an usher in a theatre, a Commercial Dance teacher, earned my GCSE's, A Levels, a BTEC, then worked to get a Degree in Theatre. I'm now an Actor in a West End Show in London) I worked for my future, they should do the same. Mr Poole Follow me on twitter; twitter.com/damien_poole