General Discussions

[Gointocarlton]

But the problem is that the parents and guardians of the kids committing many of these offences are already locked up, have been, or are about to be.
If every one of these parents was a well off, middle class person with no drug, alcohol or domestic violence issues pervading their lives there might be some chance of imposing a parental responibility that impacted, but that's not the case for the families of most repeat young offenders.

I dont doubt that there are many examples of the former, Ill also bet my left one that there are parents int he latter category that you mentioned who are either oblivious to what their kids are up to or just dont give a crap. Haul those ones in and make them accountable. As for wards of the state, surely the state is responsible? Nuffs Enuff.