RaymondPierreL3

What this lawyer says about #youthCrime is not only ‘factual’ (he ought to know what he is talking about) but he is only telling us what every informed citizen about this highly politicised issue has known for decades (ney, centuries). Youth crime is a #SocialIssue best addressed by socially responsible policies which have nothing to do with #policing or the #Courts and criminal laws.

“"The vast majority of the children I deal with come with some kind of trauma, whether that is familial or family abuse, abuse while they have been in residential care, some kind of cognitive disorder or intellectual disability… developmental delays, some kind of disadvantage, trauma."

The Melbourne lawyer says while community understanding of family violence is growing, it doesn't always publicly appreciate the long-term impacts on children.” (Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/australian-state-and-territories-are-grappling-with-youth-crime/105355282?

If less of our #treasure was systematically transfered to the upper percentile of the moneyed population, there wouldn’t be so many ‘social’ drivers to youth delinquencyand crime.

#poverty and #illiteracy (or lack of education) are Political Choices made by our govt. We can change that. We can make a real difference to the socially disadvantaged portion of our society. But only if we wish to do so -- at the ballot box.

Sure, we’ve all got it tough. But why should we think we’re any better off just looking after our own interest if we leave so many people out of our decision making. We’re just perpetuating the thieving and making it worse over time. If we do nothing to stop the rorting, our great grandchildren will be youth crime statistics no matter how well we’ve done for ourselves. We’re all, basically, very selfish.

/end-of-rant
#SocialEquity #EqualOpportunities #InUnity

How Australia's states and territories are grappling with youth crime

Youth crime is a hot-button issue across Australia, but figuring out just how big a problem it is and what can be done to reduce offending is complicated and often divisive.

ABC News
May 31 at 2:19amWeb
Show threadpetrosMay 31

@RaymondPierreL3 "We’re all, basically, very selfish."

I don't agree with this part. The majority of people aren't.

It is just not reflected in the public discourse.

Show threadRaymondPierreL3May 31

@petros
It‘s more than ok to disagree with me。 It means you took the time to read my toot。 thanks。

I used the word selfish to describe our attention span and the width of our vision. Cornered in our little world, each of us needs to look after oneself selfishly in order to survive. When we feel comfortable we ‘selfishly’ look after our immediate relations (family, friends, colleagues, etc) in ever growing circles until its time (which comes around fairly quickly) to look after ourselves again, and so the world spins.

This is why we ‘outsource’ looking after Others to our society’s institutions (govt, Courts，police, charities, schools, clubs, etc…). We, as individuals, are indeed selfish… for good reasons (and sometimes bad reasons as well).

Selfishness is not a bad thing in itself. It’s a matter of balance, depending on how selfish we need to be, for whatever reason.

That is why I say, we’re all selfish. Some more than others. That’s all I meant by it.