A few days ago a letter to the editor appeared in the Brandon Sun about youth crime. Entitled “Labour and the Lash,” it was about punishing young offenders with either forced work or the cane.
I think we are going to see more reactions like this one to crime. Even though some crime stats are down, it is still a public concern. One excerpt from the letter: “. . .auto theft has become part of the youth culture. What an indictment of the youth justice system!”
But, it is more than government policy that affects youth culture. In an earlier post, I commented on both the high auto theft rate in Manitoba and crime and youth culture.
These will be continuing topics of debate, especially in Manitoba, and I plan more columns and posts about these ideas in the future.
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