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Ghoghogol t1_jde8dd6 wrote

Reply to comment by JollyJoeGingerbeard in The Mall in Columbia will require chaperones for minors on weekends by f1sh98

Is there a behavioral change in what minors do now at the mall versus 30 years ago?

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdecpka wrote

Yes, and that's always been the case. Every generation is going to be different from the one that came before.

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KodakDC t1_jdfs69b wrote

While normally I agree and laugh when older generations criticize younger generations for things they like but I draw the line when it comes to threatening others safety and violence.

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ChanceSiscoTheRapper t1_jdl7akw wrote

Especially since the Mall is struggling post-COVID and lost many upscale stores. It’s teetering on an edge and having a reputation for tolerating antisocial behavior is just going to push affluent shoppers elsewhere.

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HowCanThisBeMyGenX t1_jdelhu4 wrote

This is true. I myself haven’t seen anything too bad with teens at the mall. There is a ton of marijuana stench around the entrances which has been increasing. If teens are behaving poorly at the mall, then there needs to be more mall security to clear up zones of mischief. I don’t mind teens at malls honestly - I think it’s a comfortable safe place for teens to hang out. There are other places in Columbia too - library branches, community centers, fitness centers, there are YMCA branches, and tons of park spaces.

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General-Disaster4134 t1_jdfl7p4 wrote

Yeah but when it's a shitty generation that has no respect for others and cause dangerous situations, then there needs to be rules and repercussions put in place. Such as you can't function in society so now you can't go to the mall unaccompanied.

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JollyJoeGingerbeard t1_jdfmtpu wrote

Having parents chaperone kids belonging to a "shitty generation" isn't going to solve any problems.

Who do you think raised them?

There's always somebody who thinks the teens of the day are shitty with no respect for others. But as evergreen as that is, I think you're missing the bigger point.

Honestly, why should they respect their elders? I was a freshman at River Hill when Columbine happened. These kids have grown up in a world where not nearly enough of their parents and grandparents give a damn to give them a better world than that. Some of them are the same age as the children from Sandy Hook. My eldest has been running through active shooter drills since she was 3, and that both infuriates me and breaks my heart.

Drugs and gangs aren't anything new. They've always been there. They've stopped hiding because they want you to notice.

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anidulafungin t1_jdfrtl0 wrote

If I were to guess, probably the rise in social media has to deal with some of the change, because there is a much wider audience now. In the past if you were a kid who did something "edgy", the rest of the kids would just think you're a moron. Nowadays you can film your escapades and put it on the internet in the name of content creation, and other moron kids can like it and cheer you on.

Vast majority of kids/teens are fine. Social media enables the 5% of morons to get fame, and encourage other moron kids/make certain things look socially acceptable.

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