Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Oct 15
th, 2024 at 10:22am:
Smith is happy to see ten year olds home invade him for the keys etc,
No he's not, none of us are.
The question is: how do we address the causes of crime (poor family role models, entrenched socio-economic disadvanatge) rather than just reacting to the crime itself.
Quote:But woe betide the state that seeks early intervention into the little darlings' lives to prevent them becoming revolving door criminals later - that's not a civilised society's right!
Lowering (or raising) the age of criminal responsibilty is a side -issue which won't fix the problem; though mothra correctly noted young brains don't fully comprehend consequences (and probably different ages for different people).
The problem - to repeat - is the 'state' currently supports
welfare dependency as a matter of economic necessity.
And the NT Police Commissioner - at the coal face - has told us his thoughts on the disaster of welfare dependency.