I’m guessing here. Three generations of unspanked kids and liberal mindsets in the classroom have produced what we are seeing today. If left unsupervised, which way do people tend to lean? Everything to a child is “yes”, you have to teach them “no”. Like you said, they have not been taught respect for their elders ( I might receive a slight slap across the mouth for not saying yes sir and yes ma’am when I was younger) or anything else for that matter. When one has no respect, one has no conscience. Without conscience and knowing there is a price to pay for your transgressions, you end up with total chaos and mayhem.