Johnny Football Syndrome/Trayvon Martin syndrome?

“He ate Skittles, drank beer and won the Heisman.”  Really?  Thats what Johnny Manziels dad had to say about his college kid.  Our expectations as a society are just straight up embarrassing.  I see this attitude now on a daily basis.  People making excuses for their felonous "kids" who are 18 years old and by all means should be stepping up and taking responsibility for their own actions.  Why are we even hearing from a college age kids dad?  Didn't his son graduate from high school?  Arent they supposedly "ready" to take on the world?  Apparently not, college graduates still come into our lab and drop off resumes and come to interviews with their parents.  The "kids" dont even bother to show up in collared shirts and probably dont even own a business suit.  My parents recently chewed out my brothers friends that graduated from high school for damaging a $1500 patio set.  They decided that jumping off furniture and throwing balls around a pool while breaking a $200 diving board is the only way to celebrate their new found freedom in life.  My parents then get an email from their parents "defending their boys".  Trayvon Martin is another one I have to take issue with.  His parents and people all over America are ticked off that "justice wasnt served".  Really?  Where the heck were his parents and all these people when Trayvon decided that instead of being with his family, or being of value to society (i.e. having a job, getting an education) that he was going to run around smoking pot, acting shady, and getting in fistfights with strangers?  When my Dad was in his early teens, he ran his own household by himself.  He cut his own lawn, he did all his own dishes, vacuumed his own house, did his own handyman work, fixed his own car.  In a way, Im jealous.  I didnt prepare myself that well.  My dad tried to pass on as many of these skills as possible. I have picked up a few here and there, but not as many as I should.  When my Grandpa was in his teens you want to know where he was, WAR.  Yeah thats right a couple of generations ago "boys" were expected to be men and go fight for their country.  My grandpas generation watched their friends die in their arms in battle.  Then, they were expected to come home and get jobs and start families.  Now apparently "boys will be boys".  We can be irresponsible forever and let someone else jump in and make excuses for us and try to hold our hands through life.  Now, the norm is to be completely unproductive, not worrying about getting a job or taking care of yourself or anyone else.  Hey guys, dont worry about being responsible....the old people that had things called "high expectations", "class", and "intelligence" are all to old to bother you about it anymore.   So, just run around drinking beer, eating skittles, letting your butt hang out of your pants, and wearing shirts that are way too big....because hey were not much better than apes are we?