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Young boys everywhere are trying to find their place in life and fitting in means going along with the group, following a leader, and “proving” themselves. They may indulge in risky behaviour, stealing cars, shoplifting, breaking into houses, vandalism. Carrying weapons is next level; probably they have gone through the more “minor” misdemeanours, and often. This is the point when consequences need to be more intense, not the usual slap on the wrist. They should be isolated from the destructive peer group, placed in community service activities, eg cleaning up graffiti, helping charity work (supervised of course), given the opportunity to experience other aspects of society that they have clearly missed out on. Possibly they could be rewarded in a small way if they display good behaviour and make a contribution to the community. Recognition and appreciation would go a long way and may be the difference in the long run.
www.abc.net.au
Australia is developing a serious issue with knife related crime. My 13 year old son has just finished his first year of high school and casually speaks of most boys in year 9 carrying knives at school. Everyone has one to protect themselves from everyone else who has one to protect themselves from everyone who has one. Vicious cycle.the latest example:
Three teens arrested after fatal stabbing in Melbourne’s north-west
A man has died and three teenagers have been arrested following a stabbing in Melbourne’s north-west overnight, while three people have been charged with murder in a separate incident.
Emergency services were called to St Albans on Friday night after reports a man had been stabbed during an altercation with a group of men.
Three teens arrested and released after fatal St Albans stabbing
A 32-year-old man died in hospital after being stabbed during an altercation in St Albans on Friday night.www.theage.com.au
There's more:
Two Men Fatally Stabbed In Separate Melbourne Incidents
In a second incident which occured on Bourke Street in Docklands, around 3:20am, two men suffered stab wounds during a fight.
Both men were taken to hospital, where one man died soon after. The second victim is in critical condition.
After stabbing wife and child, Melbourne man chased daughter into street shouting ‘I need to kill you’
Girl fled to neighbour’s house but mother and sister murdered by her father in drug-induced psychosis, court toldwww.theguardian.com
Homicide detectives investigate fatal stabbing at popular Melbourne beach
Police say an 18-year-old man from Tarneit died after he was stabbed during a fight involving up to six people at St Kilda beach.
Nothing to see here, move right along.
Have you informed the school?
Yep my 13 yo was on the public bus to school and a kid pulled out a knife.
Stupid thing is that knives don't protect anyone at all.
They’re young teenagers. They think they’re invincible; with a knife more so. It must come as an awful shock to discover it isn’t so.
True, knives must be the worst type of self defense! So much can go wrong.
Yep. They are more interested in passing the buck than acting. Polices hands are tied unless there's Active reason for them to be on school grounds.
Mate if I’m driving and a bloke comes at me waving a machete I’m doing everything to protect myself and my property hence I would run him over . I would tell the police I feared for my life reckon I would be okay.He's only whacking the cars that are speeding up trying to get away from him
Exactly what I said
