IF you are a teen,
chances are you’ve
experienced discrimina-
tion on many occasions.
Every teen I’ve talked with
has stories of going into stores
‘and being watched and some-
_ times’ even followed. Some
store owners take onc Jook at
. teens and, based upon their
". age, decide that - they are
»; ghieves,
'. “There’s this store by my
school that: Igo to regularly...
: The guy behind the counter
-, starched me on three consec-

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“we. Rave. been ‘given’ is .com- -

“T was recently in a car
accident in which iy friend
was found to be 100% not at
fault. At the scene of the acci-
dent I overheard a woman
saying that there’s more acci-
dents due to negligent tcens,
such as my friend, and that he
should not be
allowed on the
road. Even though
she hadn’t wit-
nessed the acci-

ically put the
fame on my
friend, just because
he was a teen,”
complained Sarah
Walter, a Grade 12
student. ght k

Ic is not right for people to
judge us all, based on few
negative things done by other
teens. The majority of the
teens I know are passive,
friendly le, who would
help an eld derly lady across the

strect, not beat her down.

Yer we are all judged by
our baggy clothes, the loud
music we listen to, and that
one teen who broke into the
house down your block.

It scems like people only
sec the negative, and refuse to

“ The majority of the teens I
know are passive, friendly
people, who would help an
elderly lady across the street,
not beat her down. ”

acknowledge the good things
youths do.

If we were to judge every-
one by these guidelines the
roles would be reversed. The
last time I looked, there were
a lor more adults occupying
the jail cells, than teens.

Yes, we are different from
the adults in the community.
Our world is very different
from the one they grew up in.
We live in a world where
doors are locked and bolted,
fear and suspicion are every-
where, anu the trust is gone.
This is a new day
and age and we
are going to do
things a little dif-
ferently, act a lit-
tle differently and
dress a litte dif-
ferently than past
generations. In
general though,
we want the same
things you do.
Try to trust us a little. We are
the future generation; you
shouldn’t fight us.

Hilary Stirling is a Grade
12 Windsor Secondary School
student enrolled in Video
Production 12 at Leo Marshall
Curriculum Centre.

Sunday, May 11, 1997 — North Shore News ~- 19

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Holley will present information on hiking essentials, what
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