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Male Disposability

The young man in this video was acting like an idiot. Then again, since when was being loud at a tennis match a crime?  And I'm sure the fine young lady in the video politely asked him to muffle his enthusiasm.   Since when does that entitle a woman and an old man to lay hands on him? Note the crowd's reaction after the old man falls down. The young man did not assault the old man. The old man simply lost his balance. Will criminal charges be filed against the woman and old man? To ask the question is to answer it. Fortunately more young men are "checking out" of society. They realize that men are viewed as disposable. "Women and children first," is the national ethos - although every great civilization was built by young men. The New York Times wrote about the "lost" 20-somethings...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on September 04, 2010 (boomark / email).