tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5027464909848433335..comments2024-03-28T10:25:19.628+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Coercive placesA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-35105691273612229252016-09-23T14:25:55.371+01:002016-09-23T14:25:55.371+01:00Sam - a shitty little moment indeed. These roles a...Sam - a shitty little moment indeed. These roles are bound to attract certain kinds of people and the more roles we create the more we find out just how shitty people can be from within the shelter of an official role.<br /><br />Scrobs - yes, kids have fewer opportunities to learn about risks first hand. I don't think the problem can be corrected because the issue is gradually dropping out of sight as low risk generations take over.<br /><br />Demetrius - psychology probably has something to do with that. Don't tell people is the philosophy, just modify their behaviour. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-41796643257341612552016-09-23T13:15:55.329+01:002016-09-23T13:15:55.329+01:00The trick is to know how to beat the system. I th...The trick is to know how to beat the system. I think that in the past because of the greater formal discipline a consequence was that a lot more people knew their way round. Today because we lack that discipline we also lack the ability to recognise and defeat the coercion.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-61223075933384519002016-09-23T05:37:02.331+01:002016-09-23T05:37:02.331+01:00Much of what you say - perhaps all of it, is down ...Much of what you say - perhaps all of it, is down to 'education', first, by parenting, then by teachers, then by bosses, and so on.<br /><br />If people aren't educated in life, e.g. told not to run on the motorways, then they'll eventually learn and understand.<br /><br />The coercion you describe is indeed on the increase, but most of our generation, (the sort of kids who climbed trees, got stuck in railings, ate green apples), had parents who knew how to bring up their kids.<br /><br />I don't think that is as prevalent today, so some official guidance is demanded as a substitute - as in 'We was nevaaaah towld!" (When a train nearly chops them up because they're playing on the line)...Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-57360360305831948252016-09-22T22:42:37.418+01:002016-09-22T22:42:37.418+01:00I witnessed an interesting little scene yesterday....I witnessed an interesting little scene yesterday. A female PCSO was walking along in front of me near where I live in Cambridge. She had attracted my attention because she seemed very young (early twenties) and was attractive. Although Cambridge is currently experiencing a lull (most tourists gone home, no undergrads yet) it it still quite a noisy place, with young people in shouty groups, chattering crowds outside cafes, etc.<br /><br />An elderly man, probably homeless (we have dozens if not hundreds) was sitting on some steps. "Love, you're doin' a grand job!", he called after the PCSO. He was obviously drunk, but in no way threatening or even offensive. Just an ill-judged attempt at mateyness. Without turning or looking at him the PCSO shouted - with far greater volume - "Don't shout!". Stern, bossy, a proper little prefect in her uniform.<br /><br />The drunk mumbled an apology, and fell silent.<br /><br />There could have been a back-story there; who knows? But it was one of those shitty little moments that left me feeling very bleak and rather fearful about where we are all heading.<br /><br /> Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com