r/Airdrie • u/RockyMtnAdventurer • 1d ago

Control your kids!!

A cashier at the CircleK in Summerfield was pepper sprayed 2 nights ago by a group of kids who were hanging out and smoking in the parking lot beforehand. I only know of this because I went there shortly after and was handcuffed by cops thinking I was a suspect (cleared within 30 secs tho)

Parents in this city are seriously failing seeing how kids behave with my own eyes and the shit that happens here. Control your fucking kids and belt them if needed cause this is unacceptable, most of the crime here is your children.

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u/Dualintrinsic 1d ago

Look at the census data, there is a massive cohort of very bored pre-teens and teens in Airdrie. There is nowhere near enough stuff for these kids to do considering we have one community center and one library.

Also I get you're frustrated, but it's been proven that hitting your kids actually results in worse behavior and not better.

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u/RockyMtnAdventurer 1d ago edited 1d ago

"Nothing to do" is not an excuse especially when we live so close to things to do. We have a gamimg/VR arcade, a pool, parks, fishing, etc In this city so that's not a realistic excuse here IMO. 100% more entertainment than what we had 10-15 years ago, we weren't committing blatant crimes to solve boredom. And look at crossfield, 1000% more of a boring town and not nearly as much kids committing crime there...

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u/Jaded-Caterpillar387 18h ago

There are cost and transportation barriers to these activities. If a kid can't access the activities in the city, they are going to find other things to do.

I'm not just saying that to be contradictory. I regularly met with Airdrie's Youth Engagement Strategy group with the City, and this is an ongoing topic of conversation. There have been safety and inclusivity focus groups being run that I have participated in as well and this always comes up.