I just want to go shopping

Today Mayfair mall here in Milwaukee had a test run of their new security measures, as discussed in a prior blog. They are going to start this policy full time come this summer. They are basically not allowing any teenagers in the mall without supervision. Here is an actual account of what occurs currently at the mall: They are checking the i.d. of everyone who enters and not allowing in anyone under 21 in without an adult. (legally isn't anyone over 18 an adult??) They also have a medal detecting wand to search anyone they feel that may pose a threat. They also have security walking around re-checking i.d.s of anyone they think looks under 30. I forgot, am I trying to go shopping or board an international airplane flight?? This is beyond ridiculous. People from other planets and in other countries are laughing at us right now. Individuals in Africa are struggling to survive from genocide and starvation and we have our youth being banned from a mall. Hilarious!!

Pretty soon it is going to be that if you are under 18 you are not allowed in any public place. You either have to roam the streets or stay in your home. What's the sadder story here: that these teenagers don't know how to handle themselves in a mall and other public places or society as a whole doesn't know how to handle them and instead of dealing with them they just ban them from public places. Its a lovely society that we live in that if a problem becomes to severe for us to handle we can just put it out of our mind and ignore it. Lets not go out and teach these kids the skills they need to act properly in public, lets put them out of our mind and ignore them. They can grow up on the streets. They'll probably learn how to act properly by living on the streets, right??? No?? If you're a numbers person, guess what percentage of these kids who can't act properly in a mall are going to end up in jail for at least a little time?? My calculations look something like 100%. In terms of this and many other issues in America (education, health care, global warming, poverty, etc) lets start facing the problem instead of creating quick "solutions" that just sweep the problem under the rug to be cleaned by whoever has the room next.