Chain Effect of Unemployment

More and more city youth are indulging into chain snatching.The surprising aspect is these are young ‘graduates’. Some of these youngsters hail from well to do families too. Unemployment is the major cause of this menace. Youngsters with a professional degree are also biting the dust,due to unemployment. If you are lucky enough to back a job, you will not be equally lucky to get a good pay. It has become extremely difficult to find a job, even those who were working were given pink slips thanks to inflation.

As these young guns cannot land a job they end up with committing crimes. This becomes their bread and butter. Some resort to the crime because of influence of movies and some wants to make quick money to lead a luxurious life. Movies like dhoom, where the criminal rides high end bikes, is always scot free giving the cops cold vibes, influence youngsters who consider it to be thrilling and cool to indulge in such crimes. Many youngsters these days want to sport branded clothes and flash swanky gadgets, and ride high end bikes, which is not possible with the pocket moneys they get.Besides this there is always pressure from peers for outing, hotel-ing, etc.What best way than to steal and make easy money to ‘enjoy life’? Once you have snatched a gold ornament it is easier to either sell it or mortgage. There are many gold shops and pawn centers which don’t ask for any documents or photographs. It is a win-win situation for both the buyer and the seller, as these youngsters offer these ornaments at much cheap prices than the existing one. This money will be more than enough for the youth to throw parties, buy expensive gifts for their girlfriends. Drug addiction is another dangerous dimension for the increase in such crimes. All these are reasons enough to provoke them to indulge and make ‘easy’ money.

It is the responsibility of parents to keep a watch on their children. They should enquire into the ‘sources’ of their children’s income, which is becoming more than enough to lead a luxurious lifestyle. But it is for these youngsters to understand that reel life and real life are poles apart. There is no short cut to success. Hard work is the key to success and a respectable life.Crime invites trouble and embarrassment.If caught one may land up in jail with criminal charges that are good enough to ruin one’s career.