We are raising monsters

Every week the media is awash with stories about unruly students harassing teachers, fellow students and members of the community.

This rowdy behaviour has been going on for years and it seems we are losing this battle against this gangsterism. The emergence of gangsterism culture in our children is a clear testimony that we are failing to raise the young ones at home. The issue can be traced back to the family level. It is clear that we have so many dysfunctional families.

Parents have abdicated their responsibilities to raise future responsible citizens. The next generation will be made up of drunkards, drug addicts, prostitutes and criminals. And these parents are also afraid of their own children. Because of these irresponsible parents, now these monsters that were not instilled with good conduct in their upbringing are a menace to the society.

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