Youth gets 2 year ban from town

maximax8, I feel that the court should be aware of what actually led to this youth's misbehavior before locking him up in prison. IMO, prison is not the only solution for such misconduct, for we need to remember that there would not be a fire when there's no spark in the first place. Also, I am wondering where and what about the parents of this juvenile who should also be responsible for his outbursts and misdemeanors. They should at least be responsible in keeping their child in check or find ways to prevent what had happened here. I really do not know what is appropriate for him but one sure thing should be to let this youth be involved with certain income earning work to let him realize his self worth and usefulness in this society. Not forgetting, to have a progressive counseling to help with his mental state.

I guess this lad needs some guidance.Maybe he is just lost of some kind because he have join the groups of trouble makers.Many youngster today tend to act like this,one factor is the environment they have live in or problems within the family. Banning him to his own town I guess won't do any good.I'm sure he will be back again even he is prohibited to do so but I hope when that time comes he is a new person and responsible one.

I dont know but i hope he feels better as a person. In such cases to be considered for so... It is a pity!! i will pray for him.

this lad will in all probability return to the town as a ban only works as a badge of honour to some. we have what we call asbos in the UK and at some point the people with them return to the scenes of thier past crimes and thier friends encourage this by teasing them about being chicken if they dont. in my view most of this type of behaviour is down to lack of parental control/discipline.as a nation certainly in the UK we have given to much away in the discipline of our children to the extent that if you even raise your voice/shout at them they can report you to the police for a breach of thier human rights. until we reverse this trend we will only get more and more of the anti social behaviour from the children.i dont expect many to agree with my views.but those who live in a society with these problems as a constant threat would soon notice a change in the anti social behaviour if we took back as parents the right to discipline our children.i dont mean abusing them i mean disciplining them.

It is sad when young people at such a young age start getting into all kinds of trouble. They are starting down a path they really don't want to go in. It only leads to a lot of regrets when they get older. They seem to ruin their lives when they haven't even really got started living it. I hope he stays out of trouble. Often times though those who are on such a road stay on it. People do change but they have to want to change for themselves. I think good friends and family support can go along way. A lot of times young ones rebel against their parents, and don't tend to have respect for them. When they start out doing this it leads them to not have respect for themselves or others. That leads to getting into trouble with the law because the feeling of not being accountable to any one comes into play. He probably is likely to go to jail if he continues in this type of behavior. It is good though that action is being taken. Young ones and people who have such traits need to know that they are accountable for their actions and the things they do to others.

Yes, hopefully by punishing him early in his life he will realise the wrongs of what he has been doing and become a better person, as it is possible for people to change! The only way for him to get back on track is to be removed from the bad influences of his friends, and be taught about what is right and wrong in the world.

Hello Dear Maxima! Yes, we too have such punishments in India.A particular person is banned from a particular city for a particular period! In local language we cal this as 'Tadipaar'! I can't say about this kid, because I don't know how strictly the rules are followed in your country and how far they are respected and regarded!In India normally the famed criminals are given this punishment and they ask the criminal to present himself to local police station regularly to give his attendance! In spite of all these efforts many a times such people go absconding only to surface in one of the gruesome crimes as an accused. During the interrogation it comes to the light that the particular accused was banned one and was absconding since so many years! Though it may sound negative, in my opinion it is difficult for such lads to get them selves rectified if they are allowed to roam freely as this is a tender age and is with full of boiling blood! It is very difficult for one to get self diciplined at this age! He could have been better in some Boston school where under strict supervision his brain could have been washed and a proper guidance be given to lead a better and purposeful life! Well at this juncture all I can do is to pray the Almighty to bless this lad with his best and guide and show him the proper path in his life so that he may have a peaceful, meaningful and purposeful life for himself and also for the other members ofthe society! Thanks for the discussion! It was thought provoking and I liked participating in it!

Most interesting topic, to say the least! I am sure this lad will attempt, at least once, to re-enter the place from which he has been banned. Whether or not he is successful and has the nerve to follow it through remains to be seen. Troubled youth can develop into troubled adults bu maybe this child will take advantage of this slap-on-the-wrist to make positive changes in his life that will set him on a better path in life. It is so sad that his behavior has gotten so far out of control.

I would say he's lucky that's all that happened to him. I don't think a simple banning from town would happen here. Atleast a ticket maybe even jail time depending on the severity of things.

Keeping him out of the town will certainly make life more pleasant for those who use it. But I imagine he'll just take his antisocial behaviour elsewhere.

Do you know where he is going to go? It's hard when a young person is already getting in trouble with the law, because it just leads to worse and worse a life. I'm not sure if putting a young person in jail will make anything better, because it will lead them to do even more criminal acts, but I don't think jail has ever really helped anyone. There might be a reason why this person had behaved so badly, but it may be impossible for it to ever get better.