Degeneration of morals

Degeneration of morals, True or False

 7 due in court over gang rape of 17 year old mentally ill girl!!!

 

South Africas crime statistics on the rise!!!

 

Reservist  held for girls death!!!

 

Women admits stealing R700 000

 

These are the headlines that we in South Africa wake up to on a weekly basis which beg the question of whether we are running a sinking country which is being coached by moral degeneration or is this normal all around the world. I have always wondered as to why people, mainly whites, immigrate to countries such as Australia and claim to be headed for a better life. My questioning of this was more of 'is the economy there better?', not paying attention to other contributing factors such as politics and crime. 

 

Of late whenever I read the newspaper I get the feeling that I've been living in this country with my eyes closed or maybe blindfolded by the comfort and protection that my parents have provided in a fenced suburb house where it is possible that I have been isolated from the harsh realities of our country. The headlines that I see seem so foreign from the life that im living and I can't help fear that one day I might be confronted by the crimes that these headlines speak of.

 

The headline that has grabbed my attention this week is one of 7 boys raping a 17 year old girl and making a video at the same time, im bewildered as to what was going through the minds of these boys and where they thinking about the consequences of thier actions while contemplating this evil deed? One has to wonder about the ubringing of these men, where they brought up around domestic violence? Where they tought to respect women, and do they see women as thier equalls? I have always advocated that everyone is responsible for thier own actions and cannnot blame thier parents and peers after they have done wrong but I find it relevant in this case to look at these men's backrounds.

 

 

# 1	United States:
# 2	United Kingdom:
# 3	Germany:
# 4	France:
# 5	Russia:
# 6	Japan:
# 7	South Africa:
As you can see, our country stands as number 7 in the highest crime rate statistics amongst other countries and is considered to be one of the countries with the highest violent crimes. My question to you is whether this feels normal to you or do you see the degeneration of morals that i see? The problem is not of whether the police are doing thier job or not but rather the fact that we do not report that neigbor that you know steals or does fraud on a daily basis! Our morals play a huge role in the crime statistics, if we all found crime to be immoral would there be any crime in the first place? The fact that our country is labeled as a crime scene should have us worried and thinking of ways to change this perspective, eg reporting corruption, not buying stolen goods, staying vigilant against crime etc These are simple exmaples that any caring human who after a thorough introspection sees him/herself as a caring and concerned citizen of this country but than again, THIS IS MY OPINION, NOT YOURS!!!