Lets do what our dopey Opposition Leader says and spend more on "education" school programmes. For goodness sakes, WA doesn't have that sort of money to spend anymore.
The Fire Service and Police Arson Squad catch quite a few of these criminals (yep - criminals, not socially disadvantaged people), but most get a non-custodial sentence and the kids (who form most of the arsonists) get referred to a youth justice group that tells the kids how badly they must be feeling and you and your family all need to hug and all the other social worker rubbish..........punish them - lock them up - cane them - what they do now to them when caught is not a deterent to other intending burners
As printed in todays Sunday Times............
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/arson-rampage-deliberately-lit-fires-burn-27000ha-in-wa-in-just-three-months/story-fnhocxo3-1227309746041
K.J.
The Fire Service and Police Arson Squad catch quite a few of these criminals (yep - criminals, not socially disadvantaged people), but most get a non-custodial sentence and the kids (who form most of the arsonists) get referred to a youth justice group that tells the kids how badly they must be feeling and you and your family all need to hug and all the other social worker rubbish..........punish them - lock them up - cane them - what they do now to them when caught is not a deterent to other intending burners