Outbreak of violence among youths

Francesco Ramella considers recent violent events involving youths. "On Sunday we saw virtually insurrectional violence among groups of ultra supporters who, under the pretext of the death of one of their's, let loose on vandalising rampage. Other crimes have recently featured youths, as both victims and perpetrators of violence. On the one hand, the high school shooting in Tuusula, committed by an 18 year old Fin, and on the other, the assassination in Perugia of an English student, no doubt committed by other students. The Finnish tragedy took place in a calm urban context and the other unfolded in a lively university town that welcomes foreign students. Three different atmospheres, then. The ultras exercise group violence. The Finnish tragedy represents a solitary violence, and that of Perugia expresses a violence stemming from a lack of deep social bonds ... . All three nonetheless have some thing in common: they are cut off from the adult world which fails to give them a sense of responsibility."

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