I have philosophical discussions with my dog frequently. Her responses are some of the most intelligent I have ever encountered!
So we restrain the kid from killing again. How long does this restraint stay in place? At what age is he capable of understanding murder? And upon reaching that age, just turn him loose and say don’t do it again? And what do you say to the victim’s relatives when he does it again?
There is a gang of kids ranging in age from 10 to 16 running loose in my town. They break into houses, steal cars, vandalize everything in their path. Each time they are caught, they are told to stop it and sent home. Parents are drunks but children cannot be taken away because it would cause another stolen generation and there are not enough stable people of their culture who want to take on kids like these. Now I feel sorry for them and their circumstances but I also feel sorry for the 93 year old woman they robbed and terrorized and those who have experienced loss at the hands of these kids. I think if the government stopped handing out “baby bonus” of several thousand dollars perhaps the situation would ease in time but with the current government, the bonuses are increasing not decreasing. It is a crazy world. Do you want to restrain them instead of punishing them also?