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  It so often seems to me that many of the kids are just waiting and wanting to be stopped and given their boundaries - we, the police etc etc, are failing them and future generations if we don't do so. That old saying "cruel to be kind" has basis in truth. I'm not advocating cruelty, just nice firm boundaries and some consequences. Like you, Chris, I have mildly rebuked kids, made reasonable requests, mildly challenged, most often to be met with abuse. That pair who nearly ran me over on their bikes (only about 11 years old) in Nettos car park responded to my very mild "hello" with a torrent of abuse. I jumped in the car and chased them (noit too fast!!) to the side of B&Q where they cycled off down the path there. Clearly I had no punishment in mind (!) but wanted to alert them to consequences!!!!! I think I may have been perceived as the one at fault by the authorities if spotted, and that's where the problem lies. I suspect the little monkeys complained to their Mum about the scary lady chasing them.............

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