Have we become too tolerant of bad behaviour?

Kia Ora,

People like to focus on the positive often at the expense of the real messages of what is going on in our societies.

For example after New Years night the stories were all how well behaved people were in the likes of the Square here in Christchurch. Looking at the headlines both in the newspapers & on the internet it was all about good behaviour.

But when you read on there are mentions for example of 69 arrests here in Christchurch or only 13 arrested in Wanaka.

Only 13!

It wasn't that long ago where any arrests on a New Years night would be too many.

True there needed to be some instead of the old turn a blind eye to domestic violence, but do we accept an increasing number of arrests as normal?

What wasn't in those main articles but as little asides were the stabbings, assaults & other crime that were been dealt with or had come to light. This years favourite seemed to be using broken bottles to stab people in the face.

It is another of these bad habits we have got into. If we don't talk about it, it didn't happen.
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People say "oh but it is so negative to look at these things. We only want to be positive." Then come crying when the real world stomps over their face.

Shouldn't we be rather facing reality & taking steps to negate then stop this sort of behaviour?

If we can stop it then the world becomes a better place just by the process of eliminating the bad behaviour.

It is not just the job of the police but society to stop tolerating the poor behaviour by saying it doesn't involve me & start standing up. The more we tolerate it the more people will take steps to push the boundaries a little more.
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Governments are all about lowering the standards by such things as imposing minimum qualifications when those providing the training actually do lower the standard.

The Security industry is a prime example. Shortly it will be compulsory to have carried out training courses that comply with Unit Standards unless there is a massive change in thinking. Unit standards lower standards immediately.

There is no recognition of prior learning or experience except by testing again by people in most cases with lower standards or experience than the people they are assessing.

Yet we meekly accept this slavery system as the way it should be. In accepting these lower standards it teaches people to be tolerant of the poor behaviour & increasing crime.
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Maybe it is just me coming from a military background but no matter what I do I am always looking to learn & do better the next time. Keep raising my personal standards. Many I have worked with just say "don't worry about it. It worked out OK."

Its that OK that is the problem.

One thing that made Iraq so enjoyable was it allowed me to use the skills I had, the same skills I am told not to use in security here in New Zealand.

But even more importantly most of the people I worked with had greater experience, training or both & it meant that at all times I needed to be pushing myself to be the best I could & looking to improve. It was a great positive atmosphere to live & work in.

Issues arise in any work place or society when people are expected to be less than they could be. Or when we tolerate lower standards.

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