Head above the parapet time ...
There are many causes of the recent riots - so no one single remedy will put them right. But to talk of a 'broken society' or a 'moral collapse' is just over-blown. Even in the areas affected, only a very few people took part, and many of those were opportunistic and caught up in the hysteria, and won't do it again. No-one has made themselves rich through looting - and the risks or being caught later if not at the time are becoming clearer.
It seems to me that there are two underlying causes; entrenched poverty and the accompanying high unemployment and low expectations; and increasing social inequity, with increased visibility of some of the richest people and their over-blown lifestyles.
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