The failure to stop violent crime derives from the false notion that someone other than the violent criminal who commits it is "responsible" for it. Assault other than in retaliation for assault is 100% a personal decision of the criminal to commit it. Not the parents. Not "society". Not the criminal's ancestry. Not bad potty training. Not DNA. Voluntary assault by the criminal himself or herself.

That includes domestic assault.

This voluntary assault is a declaration of war against the victim and against the law-abiding community, no less if the aggressor has been "dissed" or whatever by the victim, or has chosen to get intoxicated by any substance whatsoever. In self-protection the community must carry the war to the aggressor and slam him or her in the can as a POW to be released only when his or her war is demonstrably over.

The only way to win a war is to fight the enemy, not fight someone else..

Hi there HASBEEN...

As usual, I always agree with everything you say - it's called 'common sense' if such a term still exists, within our socially warped and contorted vernacular?

Hi there CRACKUP...

You my friend, have completely and accurately identified the root cause, the starting point for (most) youth criminality. As a retired copper, the number of times I would've delighted in charging, and/or belting some sense into some of these culpable parent(s), for totally abrogating their parental responsibility towards their children.

Ahh what's the bloody use, we've spoken about it, over and over and over again ! Nobody in power will listen, despite the loud outcry's, protestations, and pleadings of police, youth workers and a few enlightened magistrates, judicially presiding in the Children's Court.

The number of kids breaking their necks to go out to Long Bay, to enter the 'BIG' time, in order to impress their peers, so they'll be perceived as being so tough ! Yet when they arrive, despite being placed on protection ('Non Associate') their little white arse's are nevertheless laid bare so the legitimate 'heavies' in gaol, can have their way with them.

Perhaps first, we should send their injudicious parents there (Long Bay Gaol) for monumentally failing their children; and let them bare their irresponsible arse's, as an example to others so minded, for total parental failure ? The difficulty is of course, most have done time themselves ?