(18-11-2022, 10:44 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Why not a residential school? Properly run it would do a hell of a lot more good than any military style boot camp. Instead of punishing these kids, educate them. Give them back hope and opportunity.
That could work if it was properly done, & education is definitely the answer to quite a lot of problems.
But it isn't the quick fix most want, & nor does it contain the harsh elements some, especially conservatives, are keen to see. Perhaps we need more education on the causes, more understanding that sometimes, there is no quick fix.
(18-11-2022, 12:46 PM)yousnoozeyoulose Wrote: And of course, the best and brightest, Sam Uffindell did a Facebook post about National getting tough on youth offending...
Unsurprisingly, it was overrun with comments which they've now deleted, and blocked any further ones.
Love a costed policy:
25 Young Offender Military Academy places per year, costed at $25 million, so National are advocating spending over $400k per child on something which has been shown to not work... and Labour are the ones with an addiction to spending?
Good point - maybe someone should ask them about costs of their scheme.
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