Time to bring back the stocks
Two teenagers, 16-year-old and 14-year-old have been remanded in custody after being charged with numerous offences including break and enter, for looting houses that had been evacuated in the Queensland town of Emerald during the recent floods.
The police say the teenagers will be flown out of Emerald tonight because of widespread anger in the community. Inspector Lyle Mitchell said:
“We will be taking measures and certainly one of those measures will be remanding in custody for their own personal safety to ensure their safety.”
“That might sound a bit soft but certainly there’s an obligation there to make sure that no harm comes to them.”
Yep, soft. Chaining them to a lamp post in the main street for a few days would have been more appropriate. With the flooding I’m sure there’s plenty of spoiled food around town, so plenty of rotten tomatoes and stuff to chuck at the little bastards.
