2. 18 for adult jail. Younger than that a juvenile facility.
3. The families should be given every consideration, kept informed & give victim impact statements but vengeance should play no part in justice. Especially against children.
The boys convicted of the Jamie Bulger murder were not jailed but given the support and remedial care they needed in a juvenile facility. Venables has since been jailed as an adult for other offences. Children who kill are very rare but complex. Read Gina Sereny’s brilliant ‘Cries Unheard’.
If you read what I said "VERY FEW DO" sorry I didn't make that clear, & there is ALWAYS an exception to the rule you found one, congratulations.
The simple fact we come back to is that Gaol does no good, in most cases.
Courier Mail, Gold Coast Bulletin, Channels 7 and 9 for 12 to 18 months before election - daily stories of "youth crime" - panic level reporting - absolutely disgusting.
Why are the parents/guardians not held responsible?
This is the way we will go under. Dutton government. He is a sledgehammer. But we have been betrayed by Anthony Albanese so people will vote for change.
I used to think I’d like to live in Queensland but that was before I knew they would actually prefer this to Steven Miles. How different it would have been 😢
This legislation is all about optics and nothing about seriously tackling the drivers of youth crime. Simultaneously enraging, galling and deeply disturbing. As a Queenslander, it is also extremely shameful 😞
At 10 years of age I'd be suggesting their parents/guardians should be putting in a tad more work and knowing where their children are day and night! If a child of 10 commits a crime, haul the parents/guardians in for questioning too!
As we all know prison doesn’t work and should only be used for the worst crimes committed by adults who have the capacity to understand what they did!
Children don’t have that ability to understand where they went wrong!
Cruel and heartless.
Early puberty.
Ten-year-olds generally have good ability to sense the emotions of others and to read facial and body language. At ten, acceptance by the peer group is a critical step that seems to have a strong effect on the next level of development.
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best summed up by the two memes below ⬇️
I suppose in Crisafulli’s eyes (& LNP) blaming someone ELSE is easier than actually FIXING THE PROBLEM
Money is the root of all evil
- No suggestion of that in Robert Thompson/ Jon Venables murder of James Bulger. Perps were 10 y/o.
2. What the diff between a kid in your supposed circumstance at 10,13,or 16?
1 Some evidently do have the cognitive understanding as evidence by the James Bulger Killing
2. What age do u hold peeps responsible, 13, 16?
3. What rights do you give the murdered or their families?
3. The families should be given every consideration, kept informed & give victim impact statements but vengeance should play no part in justice. Especially against children.
The simple fact we come back to is that Gaol does no good, in most cases.
Why are the parents/guardians not held responsible?
#qldpol
Children don’t have that ability to understand where they went wrong!
Early puberty.
Ten-year-olds generally have good ability to sense the emotions of others and to read facial and body language. At ten, acceptance by the peer group is a critical step that seems to have a strong effect on the next level of development.
Stupid people. Do more harm.