My style is to let them speak for themselves. The reader may not agree with what these kids have to say, but I hope to provide them with insight into where these kids are coming from and why they do what they do even if it is self destructive. The book, a second edition, features new chapters that discuss suburban school shooters, punks and anarchy, and the piercing and tattoo trend. There are also updated chapters that analyze tagger crews, teenagers and hate crimes and white youth gangs. It's to offend and upset their folks and to elicit some type of reaction.
Kids being kids is one thing.
But parents still need to provide some guidance and not just let their kids do their own things. Being observant is key to making sure a child doesn't cross the line. And the best place to look for signs of deviance is in a child's bedroom, a place of refuge. Lying next to the diary was a shotgun barrel and bomb-making materials. Youth culture, which has been around since post-WWII, has been accepted as a part of growing up.