Queensland children as young as 10 face life sentences for murder as tough new laws pass parliament (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago

The laws impose adult-length sentences for 13 of the “most serious” offences including “home and business break-ins”.

Not on the list: sexual assault and rape.

Presented without comment.

[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago

Children convicted of them are subject to the same length of sentence as adults. If convicted of murder they must be given a life sentence with a 20-year minimum non-parole period.

Imagine deliberately setting up a legislative environment where a 10-year-old kid could be sent to jail for 20 years.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Surely they will be a well adjusted member of society when they reach the end of that sentence

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Imagine no more, Merry Christmas kids!

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Fuck I hate that "mandate" bullshit. Yes, the LNP received a clear mandate in favour of this crap. The people of Queensland did vote for this.

But Labor voters absolutely did not vote for this. Labor MPs have a mandate to oppose it. They can't, ultimately, stop it going through, but they can at least put up a show of resistance, and their voters would have expected them to do that. It's a stain on them that they refused to do what they were elected to do.