Youth Crime cue cards argument 1

Question 1

Current sentencing laws simply fail

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Answer 1

Current sentencing laws simply fail to deliver penalties that will deter potential offenders.

Question 2

¼ offenders intentionally causing serious injury are in jail

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Answer 2

• 25%of offenders convicted of intentionally causing serious injury are in jail for two years or less.

Question 3

25% of people causing this are getting < 2yr

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Answer 3

25% of offenders causing this are getting less than 2 years.

Question 4

Make it clear those who deliberately cause

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Answer 4

We need to make it clear that those who deliberately cause horrific injuries will spend a long time behind bars.

Question 5

We have to show teenagers that violent

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Answer 5

We have to show teenagers that violent attacks on innocent people willnotbe tolerated.

Question 6

At moment, violent teens are committing these horrific crimes because they know

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Answer 6

At the moment, violent teenagers are committing these horrific crimes because they know they can get away with them without harsh punishment.

Question 7

How can we let this happen?

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Answer 7

How can we let this happen?

Question 8

If fixed mins were introduced, these teens will know that they wont get away with

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Answer 8

If fixed minimum sentences were introduced, these violent teenagers will know that they won’t get away with committing thesehorrors and they’ll stop, it’s as simple as that.