Having Tasers on the Steets of Strathclyde is a shameful matter, the fear of crime is the driving force for this kind of intervention, but how real is the need to fear crime for most of the population. Just over 1% of the Scottish population is in prison at any one time. Take a look at these figures from the
Scottish Executive.
Before condeming all young people as ned, yobs, thugs, vandals etc. etc. that deserve to be tasered, we should consider factors that influence ciminal behaiour. Major problems and malajustments in our society frequently create disfunctional humans and bear in mind that only just overl1% of Scots are in prison. Issues such as Machismo attitudes to violence, drink, drugs, women etc. affect the attitude and behaviour of the young, matters such as poverty and lack of opportunity can lead to crime simple things like depression leading to drinking and drug taking creating ever deeper financial difficulties.
Tasers are in fact to be welcomed as a tool for the police as a less leathal means of assulting another person, however, do we actually need them?
Every law created assults our civil rights and reduces our freedom!
Why not take a more balanced view and refrain from tarring all young people as evil. I know many young people who work as volunteers in many areas of social care, arts and entertainment
If we as a society need to spend money and make laws to keep us safe from the monsters we create, then spend the money in the right place by passing laws that force adults to parent the children with care and provide classes to educate the current monsters how not to repeat the failures of the past. By beating kids, ignoring them and generally turning them into the broken humans of the future.
If you are a thoughtful and respectful human you will bring up balanced children.