Our Youth Justice systems... across the nation continue to fail to adequately deal with and deter juvenile crime.
Last year I believe, a group of girls(3) on the Sunshine Coast lured another girl to a home where they set upon her and held her there for hours torturing her.
One of the group a 14 yr old has committed 37 offences whilst on bail awaiting a court date for sentencing.
Here's the rub .... she gets sentenced to 2 yrs detention which is immediately suspended and she's put on 3 years probation.
What the hell will that do address her criminality?
Answer = nothing.
She continued to commit offences whilst on bail...
she should have been sentenced to serve detention for the torture case,
let alone the 37 more offences committed whilst on bail.
No consequences for actions & the crime continues.
Quote:FIRST GIRL SENTENCED OVER TEEN TORTURE
It has been revealed in court that a teenage girl who was part of a trio who tortured another teen for hours at a Sunshine Coast home committed dozens of offences while on bail for the crime.
During a sentencing hearing for the 14-year-old girl, a court heard she had allegedly committed 37 offences while on bail for charges relating to the torture.
The girl was sentenced to two years’ detention suspended and three years’ probation.
Pay walled....
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