[LINK] new acronym - BOTN

[Jan Whitaker]

Because of the Net

http://www.theage.com.au/national/net-blamed-as-10000-kids-turn-to-crime-20080802-3p00.html?page=-1


Net blamed as 10,000 kids turn to crime

    * Mark Russell
    * August 3, 2008

ABOUT 10,000 Victorian children aged 10 to 14 
have been cautioned by police, arrested or 
ordered to appear in court in the past year, as a 
surge in youth crime continues.

Victoria Police say the escalation in juvenile 
crimes ­ ranging from break and enters to drug 
offences and assaults ­ is being fuelled by 
children's growing exposure to sexual and violent images on the internet.

While exact figures for the past year are not 
available yet, police dealt with 9860 criminals 
in the 10-14 age group in 2006-07 ­ a rise of 18% 
on the previous year ­ and say the situation is getting worse.

The head of the police youth affairs office, 
Inspector Steve Soden, said too many children 
were viewing inappropriate content on the 
internet and this, coupled with boredom due to a 
lack of community services on Melbourne's 
fringes, was behind the alarming rise in youth crime.
[snip]

--- comments:
1. of course it has nothing to do with parents not keeping kids home at night
2. of course it has nothing to do with lack of 
the ability for teachers/schools to discipline 
without those same parents getting pissed off 
about 'little Johnnie' being treated 'badly'
3. of course it has nothing to do with the 
population increase [not sure what it is exactly for the baby-echo]
4. of course it has nothing to do with youth drinking
5. of course it has nothing to do with parents 
that encourage their little yobbos to continue to be yobbos [my neighbours]

Jan


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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