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An atrocious display by two schoolchildren

Feb 11, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
One psychological and physical attribute of adolescence is the ‘crush’. Nothing is alien about it. As a matter of fact, it is a normal part of growing up and we can all attest to the pleasurable waves of sensation derived from the knowing that you have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
During my time in secondary school, such encounters were displayed in a discreet manner which ranged from exchanging notes, glances, rational conversations etc. And understandably, closure to any of these adolescent relationships evoked excruciating pain but was handled civilly and in a child-like manner.  Fast forward a decade later and to my chagrin, it seems that some adolescent relationships in schools have transformed immensely for the worse and seem to be spiraling out of control.
I want to make special reference to an altercation which I saw on an uploaded video on one of the popular social networking sites on the 8th of February involving two beautiful young ladies uniformed in school attire, in the vicinity of the Brickdam area. From the raucous tones, it seemed that the feud hinged on a triangular relationship involving these young ladies and a guy. For those of us who saw the video, we can confess that raucous is a euphemism.  These young ladies were hurling expletives, unbridled, at each other, with wanton disregard for anyone in their presence. And their tones were definitely beyond the threshold of audibility.
If the intention was to attract attention from the viewing public, they certainly accomplished that goal evident by the presence of a myriad of other children all attired in school uniforms and passersby; with their smart phones out capturing every bit of the inappropriate display.
Had it not been for the presence of a security guard who stood between these two young ladies, one shudders to think what may have happened, as there was a deluge of swearing, finger-pointing and even swipes taken at each other.
This behaviour was simply reprehensible and these young ladies have not only managed to make themselves objects of caricature, but they also succeeded in tarnishing the image of their school and humiliated their parents or guardians, and as a result, should be dealt with condignly for this unforgivably destructive behaviour.
Raul Khan

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