but we hear nothing from the feds or the self-appointed “experts” on all manner of youthful violence. they want more of the same.
in policy options magazine last october, two academics suggested it would be super cool to raise the age in the youth criminal justice act to 20 or — to hell with it — let’s make it 22 or 24.
this montage sketch – depicting a dec. 29, 2022 bail hearing – shows one youth of eight who are charged with the murder of homeless man kenneth lee. one of the accused youths was recently charged with a stabbing while out on bail for second-degree murder. she appeared in court on feb. 27, 2024. (sketch by pam davies)
they argue young killers aren’t mature enough to do the big time that big crime typically calls for.
the problem i have with this rationale is that for every kid in front of a judge on a murder beef crying poor me, there are tens of thousands from similar circumstances who work, go to school and never pick up a gun.
“it’s pretty out of control right now,” one homicide detective said. “and we have to sit by and watch, helpless to do anything when they’re released on bail or are back on the streets in just a few years.”
and remember, this is not the stuff of schoolyard brawls where bobby hits his head and dies.
six teenagers face charges after they were caught with this loaded gun in a stolen vehicle near weston rd. and hwy. 401 on monday, may 13, 2024.
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the presumed murder of yuk-ying (anita) mui was a targeted affair, yrp detectives said. it was not spur of the moment.
let’s look at those disturbing details.
her remains were discovered near parry sound on aug. 12. she had been incinerated and homicide detectives don’t appear to have any doubts that she was murdered.