A federal inquiry has slammed what it calls a "false narrative" in media reporting that Australia is "in the grip of a youth crime wave", while urging the government to implement national minimum standards in youth justice.
Meanwhile, wage thieves, rent-seekers and corporate robber barons go unchecked. But yeah, petty theft and graffiti are the real problem. ‘Youth crime’ is just a symptom of wealth inequality and poverty and not having anything else to fucking do or any hope for the future. It’s a failure of the very people that are so intent on punishing them.
Meanwhile, wage thieves, rent-seekers and corporate robber barons go unchecked. But yeah, petty theft and graffiti are the real problem. ‘Youth crime’ is just a symptom of wealth inequality and poverty and not having anything else to fucking do or any hope for the future. It’s a failure of the very people that are so intent on punishing them.