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Queensland children as young as 10 face life sentences for murder as tough new laws pass parliament

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨news@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/12/queensland-children-as-young-as-10-face-life-sentences-for-as-tough-new-laws-pass-parliament

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  • vividspecter@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The laws impose adult-length sentences for 13 of the “most serious” offences including “home and business break-ins”.

    Not on the list: sexual assault and rape.

    Presented without comment.

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  • zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Children convicted of them are subject to the same length of sentence as adults. If convicted of murder they must be given a life sentence with a 20-year minimum non-parole period.

    Imagine deliberately setting up a legislative environment where a 10-year-old kid could be sent to jail for 20 years.

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    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Imagine no more, Merry Christmas kids!

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Surely they will be a well adjusted member of society when they reach the end of that sentence

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  • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fuck I hate that “mandate” bullshit. Yes, the LNP received a clear mandate in favour of this crap. The people of Queensland did vote for this.

      But Labor voters absolutely did not vote for this. Labor MPs have a mandate to oppose it. They can’t, ultimately, stop it going through, but they can at least put up a show of resistance, and their voters would have expected them to do that. It’s a stain on them that they refused to do what they were elected to do.

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Queensland…

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  • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Next step convict parents of the crimes their children do if it’s found that the parents are negligent and allow their child’s bad behaviour.

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  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Unicorse

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    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are you asking?

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      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No. Unicorse is asking.

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Is this question serious?

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