Reduce the age of minors from 18 to 15 years, so we can send the delinquents to jail sooner. Shut down the vocational schools, which have failed to rein in rogue students from causing public harm through street violence. Punish the parents also, for failing to keep their children in line.
When a popular TV news programme posed these ideas for public response last week, following a series of street violence from vocational students and subsequent sensational media coverage, the support was overwhelming.
No surprise there. The terror of street warfare among rival vocational schools has been prevalent for decades, while the degree of violence has escalated. Meanwhile, media sensationalism is no help in shedding light on the root cause of the problem of youth alienation and violence.
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- Writer: Sanitsuda Ekachai
- Position: Assistant Editor
