‘The Criminals Are Large and In Charge’ : Australian Youth Crime Panel
5/22/202644 min
This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show.
Victoria’s youth crime crisis is back in the spotlight.
Firebombings. Home invasions. Carjackings. Kids carrying machetes.
Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson and Queensland Police Union President Shane Prior join Karl for a blunt conversation about the growing fear many Australians feel in their own communities – and whether governments and the courts have lost control.
Jess Wilson says Victorians are now sleeping with their keys by the front door, hoping intruders take the car and leave the family alone.
Shane Prior warns police are being brutally attacked, experienced officers are leaving the force and communities no longer feel protected.
From weak bail laws and organised crime to police shortages and violent repeat offenders, this is the conversation many Australians believe politicians have ignored for too long.
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Karl Stefanovic· Host0:40
Well, today on the show, machete-wielding intruders smashing through front doors, cars hijacked in broad daylight, horrific, unprovoked assaults, and that's just a Tuesday. It is completely out of control, and frankly, people have had a gut full of nothing being done. Melbourne is the country's fastest growing capital city, but every time I visit, people tell me they just don't feel safe in their own homes. The police are understaffed, the courts are weak, and the government is completely asleep at the wheel. Just this week, a city cop telling my team that they are dealing with five carjackings a day just in their own area. It's madness. So what needs to be done, and how can we turn it around? Shane Prior, the Queensland Police Union president, has worked for years on this in Queensland, changing