freedom96
I have had the same experience as you.
I think most witnesses have a moral standard somewhat higher than the normal citizen does in their area. But, out of a congregation of 100+ people you will still have some who are even worse then the public at large.
My viewpoint is that Witnesses change just like the public at large, but with some delay.
For example 50 years ago if the woman was unmarried and got pregnant the guy would normally marry her and no one was the wiser. 25 years ago witnesses did the same thing. But, not anymore!
When I was in grade school I only had 3 friends (all non-witnesses) who had divorced parents. Twenty years later is was almost 50%. Divorce and remarriage was never heard of for witnesses. But, not anymore! People used to stay together for the Kids. But, not anymore!
Thirty years ago I felt I could trust almost any witness. But, in the last 15 years that has changed, just because they are a friend and a witness, does not mean that I can trust them to do work for me. In fact, I have heard more than one witness say that they will not do business with another witness.
I now realize the type of person that will become a witness now, comes with a great deal of baggage. No matter what improvement any religion might have on that type of person the individual will still be more likely then others to have problems. So that is what we see in almost all congregations.
I still see success stories in congregations in my area. Religion can help people. Parents can raise children with high morals. But, the problems people have today are far different then when I was a child. When an individual grows up in an environment where security and love are lacking, then problems exist. Conversion to any religion does not automatically change the person forever.
So while I basically agree with metatrons observations, I think it reflects the general trend in society as a whole.