More accountability, making youngsters face the consequences of violent action, you summarize it, I'm for the proposed amendment to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Tackling crime is a Tory natural monopoly, since we do not seek justifications for a person's behavior but believe everyone is both free and responsible.
It is not the intent of such legislation to criminalize youth, as many Liberal weeping hearts will no doubt attempt to make Canadians believe. In the same fashion it will not necessarily mean destroying a person's life for a crime committed at an early age. Education and training in prison are a reality, and the focus on rehabilitation is still present throughout the system.
This amendment is potentially a great deterrent for both youth crime and adults using youngsters to carry out the dirty work. Many of the comments on the CBC website point this out. What needs to be inserted into the legislation is punishment for carrying weapons.
Britain realized all too late that a knife culture was spreading among its youth, and now the consequences are dire. Preventing such trends from germinating in Canada is a step in the right direction.
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