On March 26, Sean Conroy, the manager of a Center City Starbucks, died of an asthma attack after being randomly assault by a group of teens in the subway. This seemed to be a random attack by a group of young thugs. Common wisdom seems to indicate that these young hoodlums are the result of poor parenting, or more to the point, lack of parenting.
I was very aware of the attack as I to make use of the subway to commute. Could I be next the next victim delinquent parenting?
While reading the article, I could not help but wonder if society is actually to blame for this. We live in a society where diversity is drilled into us. A company dominated by males is just so wrong. Women are expected, by and large, to join the workforce and be ‘productive’ members at the workplace.
That is fine and dandy, but since women traditionally filled the role of stay-at-home parent, we have suddenly have a void in this role. The supervision of the stay at home moms are now replaced by arcades, malls, alley, street and a myriad of negative influences from the media, be it TV or internet. Are we really surprised that children have warped values and ideas?
Sadly, what happened to Sean Conroy is hardly unique. A search on youtube.com reveals a host of horrific and unsociable behavior from American teens. Behavior that was unheard of only a few decades ago.
I cannot help but wonder if the rejection of traditional values like gender roles is going to cost more than what we would like pay; our safety.
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