In short:
The Northern Territory has passed new laws that lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10, about two years after the previous government raised the age to 12.
It comes a day after the Country Liberal Party government pushed through tougher bail legislation and extra powers for police as part of a suite of law and order changes.
What’s next?
New laws on public drinking and assaults on workers are expected to pass when parliament resumes next week.
Locking kids up is definitely going to solve the underlying causes of youth crime!
It seems like Liberal parties only have interest in treating the symptoms, but not the disease. Similar to Panadol, Codral and Vick’s etc.
You’re missing the point, they can make money out of locking up kids. Turn a problem into a resource, then mine it. Probably get tafe money and work programs happening next.
This not the nine o’clock news sketch is as always relevant. It’s easy to be prophetic about people who are only looking to the past I guess.
https://youtu.be/pXxyDZRUTDQ