The complete lack of consequences for juvenile offenders in Florida has lead to the deaths of three of them. In this one incident. And it is clear, that the lack of consequences has increased crime. If you make something cheaper you will see more of it, and Florida, like so many places, has made crime cheap for the criminals.
Robert Stacy McCain has a post about how Sheriff Bob Wins Re-Election, and notes that he might be a good candidate for national office. Click thru and see his thoughts. I don't disagree with him, but I am going to concentrate on the events Sheriff Bob covers in his news conference.
Pinellas County is on the west side of Tampa Bay, across from the city of Tampa. Clearwater, St. Petersburg and the beaches are in Pinellas County.
The events covered are from 2017, when three of four kids in a stolen SUV crashed that vehicle at over 100 MPH died. One 14-year-old survived. The other three died in a fiery crash.
The video is almost an hour long, and when I started watching it I thought I would look at 10 minutes or less just to see, but the way Sheriff Gualtieri spells out what these kids did, how between the six involved (four in the SUV and two in another stolen car) they were arrested over 120 times, and still thought the consequences were a joke
The Sheriff talks about 14 and 16 year old kids posting stuff on F*c*book about drugs, gangs, posing with guns and stolen cars. They don't fear the juvenile justice system because there are no repercussions. And so 3 of the 6 are dead.
UPDATE: Why is Pinellas County so engaged in this problem? "It's a consequences issue." Because they don't face repercussions, they won't stop until they are dead.
There was a similar happening in the Twin Cities last month: teenagers carjacked a woman, got into a high-speed chase with police, and then crashed, killing three of themselves:
ReplyDeletehttps://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/10/05/3-dead-after-carjacking-suspects-flee-police-crash-in-north-minneapolis/
Thanks for that link.
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