‘The system’s broken’: Toowoomba residents vent their anger over youth crime

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Queensland ministers hear harrowing stories from locals, some of whom admit that they had considered taking the law into their own hands

Photograph: Dan Peled/Dan Peled for The Guardian AustraliaPhotograph: Dan Peled/Dan Peled for The Guardian AustraliaFrustrated Queenslanders have told a youth crime forum that they have considered taking matters into their own hands, prompting police to warn that there could be “no place” for vigilantism.

“The last few weeks we’ve seen numerous times where members of the community have provided real-time updates on vehicles of interest. I want to commend the community ... however, there’s the risk of vigilantism,” McDonald said on Wednesday. The team will involve police partnering with youth justice workers to patrol streets and engage with young people where they congregate.

Armit says while he empathises with the anger, stricter penalties will only make children “tougher and harder” when they leave youth detention.Read more Brady says much of the rhetoric online has become “us versus them”, with locals afraid and angry about increased crime rates.

 

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The kids we've raised to be selfish don't care about community and are out of control like we were at the same age

it is the parents' job to discipline the kids But now the parents r not allowed to hit the kids Dysfunctional families breed wild teens The cops can not be everywhere n detentions r full

Been eating from the news Corp trough a little too much

Do something before it’s too late.

OMG the outrage factory of white ppl.

The police don't need to know if you make someone disappear and keep your mouth shut. Some offenders 'disappear' and aren't reported as missing by family until a later date as they know what they get up to. And then report them as a 'missing person'.

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