""Lets be clear from the start - I refuse to judge the youth of today - pompous hobbit is about the youth of today, it's hope's it's fears and it problems.
There are good teenagers and there are bad teenagers and there are those taken along the road of Hell for a while.
But then there are good and bad pensioners too.
Most young people work hard, play hard and want to be happy - and that's great.
To others through condition or circumstance that feels like a dream.
It's then they need support and understanding - not for what they have been but for what they can become.
There are large number of lads in the Courts today who simply should not be there.
Emotional behavioral disorders do exist and they do impact - we need to get real and deal with the problem not hide it in jails countrywide. Or see sufferers get excluded from education, social life - or just drift. I guess here we are talking about understanding. We need a social service that understands EBD and acts upon it. Many simply hand it over to the volunteer sector. Ofcourse the vast majority of young people are level headed aspiring and succesful - let's never forget that. You see this all the time with young performers whose dedication to their talent is often awe inspiring,. or in sports or those who take a year out with VSO. With pompous hobbit it has to be a positive work - there is enougth depressing stories about - lets remain positive".
William David
Pompous Hobbit - January 2014
