The news is constantly filled with articles concerning violence, drug abuse and sexual misconduct. Many of these cases seem to involve teen-agers.
Some people believe that the behavior of today's youth is an indicator of society's decay.
Granted, times have changed since our parents' heyday, but perhaps not totally for the worse. A positive aspect of youth culture is the straight edge movement. In the early '80s, a hard core band from Washington D.C. called Minor Threat began to gain underground popularity. The lead singer, Ian MacKaye, and the other members of the band were fed up with the prevalence of drugs and alcohol within the punk scene. Punks are infamous for their short life spans, and the members of Minor Threat did not wish to add their own names to the list of casualties.