DAVID: Living off the dole brings out the worst in people. Tough love is the only way. Help the desperate (only) to find a way to self-help:-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904006104576502301564142090.html?KEYWORDS...-A version of what went wrong in the UK on the dole.-The full article is only available on subscription, but the introductory synopsis deals with institutional racism, which is a very different matter. As I said before, most pundits seem to agree that these riots were caused by a wide variety of factors.-Helping the desperate (only) to find a way to self-help is, I believe, an excellent philosophy, provided the desperate are in a position to help themselves.