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Why is it that teens are looked upon as criminals, even when they are doing something as innocent as walking down the street?
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Name : Jenn-C, Gender : F, City : West Monroe, State : NY, Country : United States,This, I think, is because youth stands for change, of which people are very often afraid. They attempt to combat this fear with oppression; The Generation Gap isn’t just a fancy phrase. I’m not saying they should, it is only a reason why. Also it is because of gross generalization on their part; now, they’re not stupid, so if you show them you are an OK-kid, they’ll notice.
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Name : Arne-G, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 24, City : Hasselt, State : NA, Country : Belgium, Education level : 2 Years of College,I’m sick of the discrimination. I get it every day, racial at school, age-related everywhere else. I wear big pants most of the time, so people assume I have guns and weapons hidden under there. People assume I don’t speak English and that I’m Mexican because I’m Hispanic.
I’ve never met any other teens who are ‘wicked and criminal.’ Probably fewer than one percent are like that; Rebellious? Well, all teens are like that. I am, not by committing crimes, but by expressing myself. Adults, don’t you remember your rebellious days? Remember how fun it was? Remember that you didn’t do it to be a criminal, but to impress your friends and be yourself? Please think of that next time you see a ‘criminal’ teen!
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Name : DeKa, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Agnostic, Age : 14, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, Education level : Less than High School Diploma,Teens are often rude and uncaring, especially those on the forefront of ‘rebellion’ which these days is the gangsta deal… 15 years ago, when i was in high school, it was ‘punk.’ in ten years it’ll be something else. anyway, if you dress like a gangsta people are going to be suspicious, duh. i though you teens knew everything.
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Name : Ric-M30038, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 30, City : NY, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : various, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I dislike the discrimination toward us kids who wear baggy cloths. Just because we wear the kind of clothes we wear does not make us criminals. I do not walk around my town with weapons or a bad attitude. Yes, I do stick up for myself, no matter what the situation is. Yes, I was arrested once, but I’ve learned from that, and it does not make me a criminal for life. I do have a job, I’ve gone back for my high school diploma and I plan on going to college. Just because I had a few problems in life does not make me a criminal. I will succeed, no matter what people think of me.
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Name : mmelissa, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 19, City : Middletown, State : CT, Country : United States, Occupation : cashier, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,I hear many teenagers comment on how they are looked down upon by adults, even if it is as innocent as walking down the street. Fortunately, I really haven’t noticed adults or senior citizens look down or treat teenagers as inferior. But there are many possibilites as to why it does happen. In my opinion, more and more things happen in the world that used to be frowned upon but now are just being brushed off because we’re so ammune to them. Maybe the older people who look down upon teenagers are angry at how the world is changing. Perhaps in their youth the world was a much better place–murders and crime rate was down, school shootings by fellow classmates were unheard of, terrorism wasn’t a major issue to be worrying about etc… As time went on and these things started occuring more and more, and teens were targeted for the blame because we are the future. It may come out of anger and frustration–after all, who actually wants the world to worsen? Teens might also be looked at as criminals because our citizens are scared and want to put the blame somewhere.
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Name : Natalie20266, Gender : F, Age : 16, City : Menomonee Falls, State : WI, Country : United States,It seems a lot of people crave to live in mass of fear and drama these days over assumptions. For people who insist on not only being a goody two-shoes, but want to go out of their way to substantiate it to the rest of the world, its easy for them to quickly point out/label/stereotype others so they can ‘reassure’ their peers and themselves of their own innocence which they probably don’t have. I say this because a lot of people will make any kind of assumption they can possibly think of, in order to subconsciously justify something they are doing, or have done, or will do.
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Name : Joe, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 23, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : I.T., Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class,
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