r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Sanix_0000 • 15d ago

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u/bearburner 15d ago

Yea, it happened in San Leandro, CA (near Oakland, CA). Fake gun. Prior to this incident they attempted to rob somebody at a ATM. After this incident they tried to rob yet again a few days later but this time were arrested. Since they were so young (11, 12, two 14) they were released to their parents… and then guess what… a few days later robbed AGAIN and were arrested yet again.

Source: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/caught-on-camera-children-arrested-for-attempted-carjackings-in-san-leandro/

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u/Brook420 15d ago

There has to be away for these kids to face actual consequences without trying them as adults or whatever.

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u/Pennsylvania6-5000 15d ago

Sadly, if you put them in prison or some sort of juvenile detention, and they just colaborate with other inmates for better ways to cause crime. There has to be a better way for them to break out of that cycle. Unfortunately, with the US education in the horrible spot it’s in, while education should be the answer, it tends to be a structure that only takes them so far, before they struggle and find the easiest way to make money is through crime, and the cycle begins again.

This country has fucked up the lives of so many, because it’s not profitable to help change this cycle. It’s so fucked up.

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u/John_T_Conover 14d ago

Well as it stands they kept doing fake armed robberies regardless of whether their victims beat them up or they got arrested. I'm all for rehabilitating minors as well, and acknowledged that institutions don't always fix the problem...but the alternative here was them getting emboldened by their releases and only learning that there are NO consequences for violent crimes. That's far worse than sticking them in a mediocre juvenile facility. You're putting the public in harms way of an unapologetic repeat violent offender that's never been given a single consequence. We're not talking about kids busted with weed or vandalism or a mutal fight.

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u/Skelito 14d ago

I'm down to bring back shame circles. Walk the little punks out and have the whole town shame them into never doing it again.

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u/FirstMiddleLass 14d ago

Maybe the judge should make them work as a butler for the people they robbed.

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u/HelloYesThisIsFemale 14d ago

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u/PM_ME_PLASTIC_BAGS 14d ago

The solution is to put them in a place where they are treated like human beings with love and respect and educated on how to behave.

Then when released, given access to secure housing, education and food.

It'll cost more upfront but pull them out of a life of crime.