Oh, Those Mischevious "Youths"

What is it with us? Does the West have such a death wish that we refuse to even acknowledge the enemy in our midst?

Muslim gangs are running rampant in Paris again, yet politicians, the media, etc. refuse to call them what they are. The number one description for them is "youths". Only in a couple of places have I seen reports go further than that in identifying them. And then only with timid, innocuous phrases like "youths of Arab and African origin".