Neds. Who'd have 'em?

As posted to Alternativenation:


So, tomorrow was scheduled to be a private-hire day at Firefight Scotland for 8... umm... "Young people with behavioral difficulties" from a certain youth centre to learn some people skills and get a wee taste of how to work as a team.

Or, to put it another way:
"Hey, Steve - I've got these wee bams who've been kicked out of school and are generally mouthy wee gits. Reckon Airsoft'd be a good way to instil a bit of discipline in 'em? They really need a good kick up the arse. You up for it?"


Me?
Yeah, of course!

So the plan was to pair these kids ( Ranging from 15 - 17 years of age. 5 boys, 3 girls ) up with one experienced Airsofter each... Split the lot into two teams and get them into some contact drills, and patrol training.
Then play a few games so they can use what they've learned.

And before anyone gets smartarsed - They had the benefit of the doubt even from me ( Although we did make sure that ALL our gear was insured against vandalism or theft ) and would not have been given a hard time so long as they behaved themselves.


Guess what?
They didn't even get as far as the site.

I got a call a few hours ago - We've had to cancel the game because the wee shitbags vandalised the centre, set off fire alarms and assaulted a staff member!

It's probably a very good job they didn't get as far as the game - Since if they'd tried any of that shit with some of my marshalls, they'd have been eating ground and awaiting a police car before they even had time to say "Aw whit man?!"


*Sigh*

The youth of today, eh?
You try and do something nice for them, and what do you get in return?