tophet1 wrote:Unfortunately juvenile law has as a priority rehabilitation not punishment. If you want to apply adult penalties you will have to change the law. Good luck with that as most voters endlessly vote Nat/Lib or Labour.
trekin wrote:tophet1 wrote:Unfortunately juvenile law has as a priority rehabilitation not punishment. If you want to apply adult penalties you will have to change the law. Good luck with that as most voters endlessly vote Nat/Lib or Labour.
Nowhere in that article does it state his age, either at the time of the offence or trial. In fact, the defence tried to use his complition of year 12 as evidence of good character, this means he would have to have been aleast 17 YO, which in QLD means he would be charged, convicted and sentenced as an adult. Even if he was under 17 at the time of the offence, he has been tried as an adult, and therefore should be punished as one. Juvenile court cases are not allowed to be reported in the media, and in particular, their names are not to be published.