I'm watching Lawless Britain: Hoodie Hell and they all seem not 2 be getting the money (apart from the job centre) and i was on dole and i don't do things like that, i don't sell or use drugs cause i managed 2 suvive (i know my spellin is bad) even on just 90 odd pound every 2wks i would not do things like that, so why r they?

Well, i haven't seen it, but i can guess from what you say that its a classic case of drug dealers taking advantage of vunerable people.

Someone suggests and easy way out, and some people take it, entirely oblivious to the spiral it is leading them down.

Very sad.

i know that, but i think most drug dealers r not on the dole, but 4 the addicts they seem 2 go into crime 2 make the money 2 buy the stuff.

So a msg 4 those who have not started this type of stuff, DON'T BUY DRUGS keep it of r streets or face the consequences....

Sadly some people know no better, bad parentage amongst other things are to blame, the list is endless, sadly getting in to crime and drugs is the easy option for some of these people, i refrain from calling them 'scum' as although a lot are, some are peer pressured or seem to have no way out.....albeit there is but that then refers back to the 'easy option'

We need some structure in this country to bring respect back, National service is one possibility amongst many others im sure

Edited at 12:27 Thu 18/09/08 (BST)

I totally agree with national service, but one of the biggest problems in the UK now is that crime often seems the easiest, if not the only, way to "get ahead".

I put that in quotes because i mean the unfortunate people who end up with no money, nowhere to stay and literally not knowing where and when they will eat again...

Along comes a drug dealer, offers a warm bed and 4 square meals in exchange for passing a few packages around.

Its often just basic survival to begin with

As for how to deal with it?

Get rid of the ridiculas health and safety laws regarding providing people shelter etc and build a few whopping great sheds with foam mattresses and runing water, a few heaters and a 50 gallon soup pot in each one.