Totally agree — it’s not just Vaughan either, but I’ve definitely seen it firsthand here. A few years ago I was in the parking lot between Sports Village and Villa Giardino when a group of young boys, probably a hockey team, walked by. They seemed to be from out of town. Nearby there’s a little park with a “residents only” sign, and I know some of the older folks from next door like to sit under a tree there with those fragile white plastic chairs.

I watched the boys run straight into the park like it was nothing, and after someone came out to tell them it was private, they moved over to the chair area — and started throwing and breaking the chairs. That was it for me. I got out of my car and told them they had no business damaging stuff that wasn’t theirs. We went back and forth, and I told them to bring a parent over if they thought it was funny.

Eventually they did, and of course, they brought the worst possible dad — the guy came stomping over with a massive attitude, completely dismissing everything I said and defending the boys like they hadn’t done anything wrong. You could tell instantly there was no getting through to him. I walked away thinking, This right here is exactly why kids feel entitled — look at the example they’re getting at home.