Nineteen-year-old Keith Kerinauia — who was on bail for a previous alleged aggravated assault —Grief over Mr Laverty's death has been felt deeply in Katherine, a regional town about 300 kilometres south-east of Darwin, where residents have been facing their own battle over high crime rates.
In response to ongoing crime, more than 800 Katherine residents have signed a petition urging the NT government to introduce new measures, such as a curfew for children under 12 and for shops to refuse service to unsupervised children during school hours.'People are losing sleep', say residents Another business manager, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was so frustrated by crime in Katherine that he was planning to move to New South Wales next year.
Justice reinvestment. 🤡 🤡 🤡
Curfew for children under 12? Who's going to police that? Cops take them home, back on the street 5 minutes later! Idealistic notions with no chance of success!
these poor crime committers are victims of the hardworking, taxpaying middle class! they cannot be held accountable for lootin' stabbin' and general antisocial behaviours
I can only imagine the mental gymnastics at Their ABC this morning. Trying to figure out how best to report 'their' angle on the mass shooting of children in the US.
What's the solution to high crime? Defund the police, of course!
'A community-led justice reinvestment project plans to reduce offending through rehabilitation instead of prison' = MORE CRIME