Should we segregate the underclass in Britain?

I am sort of playing devil's advocate here as it is a controversial suggestion, but I am interested in seeing what people's views are.

By 'underclass' I mean those who are unemployed, on drugs/alcohol, cause anti-social behaviour and usually have criminal convictions, etc. The archetypal 'chav'. We see these people around most towns and cities in the UK.

Should they be segregated so law-abiding, polite, working people do not have to suffer them? Or is this too authoritarian and under libertarian principles they should be free to go wherever they like and act however they please (as long as it doesn't break the law)?

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Talks about a non-contributing underclass... yet still a student and likely not contributed a penny to society either.

Seems legit

Talks about a non-contributing underclass... yet still a student and likely not contributed a penny to society either.

Seems legit

Selectively picks one item from a list and runs with it to make an ad hominem.

See the "and" at the end of the list. I may be a non-contributing student, but I do not have a conviction or loiter on the streets being anti-social.

Also your argument is flawed as a lot of students have part-time jobs.

The unemployed are people who are willing and able to work but haven't secured a job yet, don't mix them up with the plain lazy....

See the "and" at the end of the list. It did not say "or". I am clearly saying that the "underclass" are more than just unemployed.

Lets be honest; this wasn't a serious discussion to begin with.

Neither do alot of unemployed

Oh dear, another low-earner who doesnt realise that simply paying income tax does not make you a contributor.. assuming your part-time job even comes closing to going above the tax-free threshold?

Well that certainly justifies your stereotype.

By 'underclass' I don't mean people who are just unemployed, but those who encompass all of the following: wilfully unemployed, on drugs/alcohol, cause anti-social behaviour and usually have criminal convictions, etc.

Not all unemployed people are "chavs" by the way. My mum is unemployed and I probably more well mannered and intelligent than most of the kids at my school. Money doesn't count for everything and hopefully one day I'll be earning money as a functional member of society because my mum had time to raise and support me, rather than the kids who are neglected and subsequently go off the rails or don't fulfill their full potential ect.

In the past I have encompassed 2 out of 4 of those, yet held down a job at the same time.

What happens to people like me in your Britain?

I am sort of playing devil's advocate here as it is a controversial suggestion, but I am interested in seeing what people's views are.

By 'underclass' I don't mean people who are just unemployed, but those who encompass all of the following: wilfully unemployed, on drugs/alcohol, cause anti-social behaviour and usually have criminal convictions, etc. The archetypal 'chav'. We see these people around most towns and cities in the UK.

Should they be segregated so law-abiding, polite, working people do not have to suffer them? Or is this too authoritarian and under libertarian principles they should be free to go wherever they like and act however they please (as long as it doesn't break the law)?

we discuss this at school all the time - of course they're people and have the same rights, but their behaviour and attitude should not be tolerated within a normal society

The unemployed are people who are willing and able to work but haven't secured a job yet, don't mix them up with the plain lazy....

Well that certainly justifies your stereotype.