Teenage boy threatened with machete at Albany Bus Station in attempt to steal his shoes
Teenage boy threatened with machete at Albany Bus Station in attempt to steal his shoes
A mum says her son is terrified of taking the bus after being threatened by two boys with a machete - in an attempt to steal his shoes.
How does this keep happening? Taking public transport shouldn't be anywhere near as dangerous as it currently is, this is getting ridiculous.
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So it seems there has been a big short term increase in youth crime, 25% up on a year ago, but the same article says youth crime has more than halved over the past decade.
So it's probably in the news more recently because of an uptick.
I agree with you, and I think it's interesting to look at why there is a short term uptick in youth crime.
Something something cost of living crisis something something
Nah we'd better not ask why, let's just throw the kids in boot camps instead.