So many years ago I used to go to a Dōjō I even had a licence for to allow me to carry certain weapons at all times the sword had to be in side it's cover when I stopped taking part in Kata training I had to return my licence but years of formal training is long over Now days the nearly ever child over the age of ten has a knife and are just to quick to make use of it There is no pride in what they do

The problem with knives is that, unlike firearms, EVERYONE has access to knives. In every kitchen there is at least one large knife that can be used as a deadly weapon. This has become a huge problem in Germany! Attacks, injuries and murders using stabbing weapons have increased dramatically! The bad thing is that the perpetrators are actually getting younger and younger, but the age of criminal responsibility, unlike in England, is still 14! Not much can really happen to a 12 or 13 year old in terms of criminal law, and by the time they are 14 they may already have a criminal career behind them, making it difficult to lead them back to a normal life.

In what we call the good old days may be 40 years ago they would have put them in to a home allowed their fathers and Mothers to see them once a week As things stand now here's something you will love Mothers are now being told they should ask their child permission before they change the dapper A few years back I was asked why I hit a child's hand well I said because she tried to poke my eye with a pen I was informed that I should not have hit her hand and that I should say to sorry to the child So the child is allowed to poke my eye and should stand there and say thanks to her There is something wrong with the world

How right you are! Parental upbringing is the main factor in determining whether a child becomes a member of society and fits in, obeying written and unwritten laws or not. Unfortunately, mothers are increasingly overwhelmed by the task of setting boundaries for their children, showing authority where it is appropriate and making it clear to their children that NO really means NO! I think this development of mothers seeing themselves as their children's best friend and letting them get away with everything is fatal - this is not the way to create responsible adults, this is the way to produce egomaniacs and narcissists who always put their own well-being before that of others and who cannot understand or feel anything like empathy.