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Is Lockdown Bringing Out The Worst In Our Teenagers?

Gardaí are investigating an alleged racist assault on a woman in Dublin last week. Xuedan Xiong was...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:18 PM - 17 Aug 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Is Lockdown Bringing Out The Worst In Our Teenagers?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

6:18 PM - 17 Aug 2020

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Gardaí are investigating an alleged racist assault on a woman in Dublin last week.

Xuedan Xiong was pushed into the Royal Canal by a group of teenagers who had reportedly been racially abusing her. The video was then posted on TikTok.

Is lockdown creating an atmosphere where teenagers are more likely to engage in antisocial behaviour, and do parents need to to make more responsibility for how their children behave?

Conor Hanly, lecturer in law at NUI Galway, Social Democrats co-leader and justice spokesperson Catherine Murphy and psychotherapist Stella O'Malley joined us to discuss this issue.

Is Lockdown Bringing Out The Worst In Our Teenagers?

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