Teens in the News 6
In Hermitage, Pa.:
In the lawsuit, Eric W. Trosch alleged that the three profiles created in December 2005 on the social networking Web site damaged his reputation, humiliated him and hurt his earning capacity.
And across the nation:
Mall officials say the policies cut back on unruly behavior and loitering that can turn off other shoppers; teens say they are being singled out for the bad behavior of a few.
At least 44 malls out of 1,100 in the United States have teen curfew and escort policies – mostly since 2004, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers, a New York shopping-center trade organization.
Of course, it must be difficult for the Younger Generation these days.
After what those of my age did, there is nothing they can do to shock us.
Disgust us maybe. But not shock us.
It must be awfully frustrating.
April 7, 2007 at 8:44 am
They’ve done the same thing in one of the malls in Aurora, & according to published reports, incidents of theft & violence have gone down. But then too, there are also reports of racial profiling coming out, as well.
As far as what people did back in the ’70’s, I got ripped off. in 1970, I was only 14, then due to my own stupidity, was “confined” after the age of 15. No, not jail, although it seemed like it at times. So a lot of what is done today shocks me.
April 8, 2007 at 6:06 pm
I suspect that “confinement” in this context does not mean what “confinement” traditionally means.
In 1970, I was 20, but, somehow, that whole free love thing sort of passed me by.
Probably just as well.
April 8, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Confinement = married (and stupidly, I might add, now that I know more than I did then)
April 9, 2007 at 2:08 am
I don’t think I’ve shocked my dad.
April 9, 2007 at 7:56 am
Maybe after seeing all that went on, I ALWAYS knew there was a strong possibility that whatever my kids were accused of doing, they probably did.
April 9, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Second Son is correct. See the next to last line of my post (grin, duck, and run).