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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He should remain in juvenile court so that we don’t destroy his life. Maybe he could go to a youth camp or something. He definitely needs some sort of heavy intervention. The fact that he was riding around with other younger kids is a sign that he is not a full on adult criminal. It’s cheaper in the long run if we can rehabilitate this young man rather than break him in adult prison.[/quote]

It must be nice living in La La Land. [/quote]

Most criminals don't get better. Rehabilitation, wrap around services, and therapy don't work well to reduce crime. The most effective way to reduce crime is by throwing people who commit crime in jail to prevent them from harming other people. Most kids are not antisocial criminals that steal cars or act out violently.  The people that do this should be locked up to protect the rights of everyone else. [/quote]

Not true. A more significant number of these criminals stop by the time they hit their mid to late 20s. [/quote]

It is absolutely true. You are proving my point. Put them in jail for 20 years at least. A majority of them commit crimes again. So it makes no sense to give leniency to any of them.Soft on crime policies prioritize criminals over public safety. These progressives that want to lessen criminal penalties are either ridiculously stupid or flat out evil. We should prioritize the safety of many over ineffective rehabilitation of broken people. Most of them cannot be helped and they will never get better. [/quote]

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