Yesterday's Mail

There were a couple of things that concerned me within yesterday's Daily Mail.
The first was, "What a way to treat our heroes". It was so shocking to believe that teenagers, or people in general for that matter, can be so disrespectful towards people who have died fighting for our country. A 19-year-old lad urinated on a memorial wreath laid down but a soldier's family, whilst drunk on a night out. He is said to be making a public apology to family members of the soilder but I don't think this is enough. Regardless of whether or not he was drunk he was aware of what he was doing, enough so to aim specifically for the memorial wreath. I know that our culture has changed significantly in comparison to say my parent's childhood, but when did this become acceptable or funny?
The other story that I found hard to understand was, "How could any mother have been so callous?" A son of eight was confined to a wheelchair and eventually hooked to a drip after his mother made him undergo countless surgical procedures in order for her to reap the benefits. Why would a mother be so evil just for money? Does it really mean that much?