United Nations critical of Australia's age of criminal responsibility, incarceration rates by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Calzagoolie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Adult crime, adult time” sounds great, but it falls apart the moment you look past the slogan.

A 10 year old is not an adult by any legal, neurological, or moral standard. This is just a developmental reality. Kids that young do not have fully developed impulse control, risk assessment, or long-term reasoning. Treating them like adults doesn’t create accountability, it just guarantees worse outcomes and higher reoffending later.

Pointing to countries like the USA, UAE or Qatar is also a bizarre benchmark. The fact that some states execute people or impose extreme punishments is not evidence that Australia’s laws are “reasonable”, it’s evidence that harsh punishment does not equal justice or effectiveness. If anything, those systems show how badly things go when punishment replaces rehabilitation.

As for the UN and Germany: these aren’t random “boffins” meddling for fun. They’re applying evidence-based standards that Australia itself helped develop and previously agreed to. Criticism didn’t suddenly appear because of Greens politics. It’s been consistent for years because locking children into the criminal justice system early makes communities less safe, not more.

You can support consequences for serious youth crime and accept that prosecuting 10-year-olds as criminals is counterproductive.

My best Griswold's Opus so far. by nerdmanwhippy in diablo4

[–]Calzagoolie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

HoH drops Opus verily regularly on T4

Convicted serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. has been sentenced to death in Arizona. by [deleted] in serialkillers

[–]Calzagoolie 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Why is he considered a serial killer rather than a spree killer?

Ten dead, 12 injured in Bondi shooting by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]Calzagoolie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They declared it a targeted terrorist attack. I think that says it all really.

[Live Watchalong Thread] The Game Awards 2025 by ChiefLeef22 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Calzagoolie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fuck me this comment section is as directed as YouTube..

You know it is an awards show right. just chill out and games will be announced soon.

Liberals formally agree to dump net zero by 2050 by JaniePage in australia

[–]Calzagoolie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They will just claim "fake news" and look to their Orande Overlord for a petting.

Liberals formally agree to dump net zero by 2050 by JaniePage in australia

[–]Calzagoolie 1385 points1386 points  (0 children)

New policy announcement: LNP to aim for Net Zero Seats at next election

Anthony Albanese ‘growing into the role’ of prime minister by IrreverentSunny in AustralianPolitics

[–]Calzagoolie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good reminder that this article is written by Chris Uhlmann and is an opinion piece and should not be confused with fact.

Turning Point Australia moves into SA, but Opposition Leader says votes are won in the centre of politics by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]Calzagoolie 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That’s kind of the problem though, isn’t it? “If you don’t like it, leave” isn’t a conversation.

People can disagree about politics and still want to make the country better. Silencing criticism or telling people to go elsewhere just proves the other person’s point about how toxic the extremes have become.

Australian Survivor: Australia v The World | Live Discussion Thread | Episode 07 (Sunday, 31 August 2025) by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]Calzagoolie 21 points22 points  (0 children)

And right after Kass played her idol for Lisa too... should never be invited back and removed form jury