Vignettes Of Modern British Life…

Two stories, as Tweeted by @SteelRainMkIII this morning:

Mother-of-four Mrs Hamilton, a receptionist, attempted to address the media to speak about Sean and began by thanking police for their help, but the family were then ushered away by officers because of the appalling harassment by the yobs.

Now, I hope that the ‘officers’ referred to are court officers and not police officers. Because if they were the latter, why the hell were they not arresting the yobs?

And then we have this…

Robert Wilshire, who is believed to have been murdered, was discovered partially submerged in a stream by a group of youngsters from a local school.
They gathered around the body and some of the children took out their mobile phones to take pictures and film the scene. Footage is believed to have been posted on the internet.

*speechless*

Update: Yes, I take your points. Children have done this from time immemorial. And I loved 'Stand By Me' (the book and the film). But they didn't boast about it, except to other kids. It was seen as something that they needed to keep to themselves, seen as something that wouldn't be viewed as normal or acceptable by adults or those in authority.

And that's the difference between then and now. This bunch don't care who knows...