Youth Juries to punish yobs!
 

The latest inovation to combat youth crime has been announced.Young wrongdoers will be 'judged' by their peers in a new scheme launched in Preston.


BBC NEWS | UK | New 'youth juries' to punish yobs

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you can have any jury in the world, "bloody useless" Unless the sentence tariff is re-veiwed, this is complete crap to serve up to the peasants to keep em quiet.

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Er,so not a good idea!:)

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its one of those things , you dont know how its going to turn out until you try it , but i dont think it will go well

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it could possibly be if suitable punishments were in place, as they are NOT its just rubbish as i said.

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It will probably be open to abuse and intimidation of the 'jury'.......I'll get you at playtime!

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This immediately brought to mind The Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

maybe they will be harsher in sentancing than adults would be.

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How do i nominate myself for this job? I wouldnt take no bs and would love to serve out some REAL justice. And as for the threats bring it on...im not intimidated by anyone.

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I think this is going a little too far. People often use the term, "youth culture"; but it is not really a culture, it's just a stage humans pass thro. I do agree that sentencing and punishment should be slightly modified for young offenders, but this should be done thro the exisisting system. Part of growing up has always been running afoul of the law, or at least learning what law is. (In Canada, it is recognised that First Nations are a distinct culture, and that some trials be held according to their traditional laws with native judges and juries. But this is different. First Nations culture is a cradle to grave deal, not a maturational one.) It's a cute idea, but basically bs. Somewhere between this idea and the US belief that kids who kill should be fried like their elders, there is probably (or possibly) an answer. I have no idea what the answer is, but I don't believe this is it.