The biggest reason is that the parents don’t bother to raise them at all. They raise themselves with rather predictable results.Yes, it's Lord of the Flies non-existent child-rearing all through the metro areas. And beyond, in somes cases.
As in the novel, these children respect no authority other than their own belligerance.
14 posted on 10/05/2022 1:37:54 PM PDT by citizen
(Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public prop. in riches and luxury)