9 August 2012

Mazda boy racers brought to book

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ACT Policing has arrested two more people following vehicle pursuits last Thursday (August 2).

Officers from the Criminal Investigations Property Crime Team arrested an 18-year-old Banks man and a 17-year-old Southside boy, after simultaneous search warrants were executed at properties in Banks and Isabella Plains early today (Wednesday, August 8).

Police will allege they were both involved in the theft of a white Mazda Bravo utility and a white Mazda 121 and subsequently involved in pursuits with police last week.

The 18-year-old was a juvenile at the time of the offence. He received Watch House bail and will be summonsed to appear in the ACT Children’s Court at a later date. He is charged with two counts of riding in a stolen motor vehicle.

The 17-year-old will appear in ACT Children’s Court tomorrow charged with one count of drive a stolen motor vehicle. Bail will be opposed.

[Courtesy ACT Policing]

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Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Around the age that they steal cars and proceed to drive them at dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy, I suspect. It happens to be around 17 in this case.

so if a 13 year old steals a car and drives it at ‘dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy’, should they also be tried as an adult?

yes

So … there’s no point in trying anyone as anything apart from an adult?

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd10:38 am 10 Aug 12

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Around the age that they steal cars and proceed to drive them at dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy, I suspect. It happens to be around 17 in this case.

so if a 13 year old steals a car and drives it at ‘dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy’, should they also be tried as an adult?

yes

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Around the age that they steal cars and proceed to drive them at dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy, I suspect. It happens to be around 17 in this case.

so if a 13 year old steals a car and drives it at ‘dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy’, should they also be tried as an adult?

If thirteen is the age of criminal culpability under the appropriate jusidiction than, yes. Any barrack room lawyer care to weight in.?

colourful sydney racing identity10:17 am 10 Aug 12

Mysteryman said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Around the age that they steal cars and proceed to drive them at dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy, I suspect. It happens to be around 17 in this case.

so if a 13 year old steals a car and drives it at ‘dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy’, should they also be tried as an adult?

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Around the age that they steal cars and proceed to drive them at dangerous speeds, placing the lives and safety of other roads users in jeopardy, I suspect. It happens to be around 17 in this case.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Well … they learn about ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ at school, yeah? So … probably start trying them as adults as soon as they’ve been at school for a week or two.

Out of my way! I’m a motorist!

colourful sydney racing identity9:28 am 10 Aug 12

Mysteryman said :

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

At what age should people be tried as adults?

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yes, you make a good point.

Try them both as adults.

Violet68 said :

…Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

Yeah baby! Banks represent!
I guess the boy was driving the 121 and the ‘man’ the ute? Hahahaha! It says he was 17 at the time of the offence. So sounds like he’s got a nice birthday pressie now?!
Anyway, society *made* them steal the cars and race! Stupid society…..

At least one of them was, at the time of the incident, legally allowed to be in charge of a deadly weapon – a car. If society deems they are responsible enough for that, they should also be deemed to be accountable for their actions in an adult court.

Violet68 said :

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

For God’s sake, Violet, at 18, 17, 16, these clowns know right from wrong.

An 18 year old man and a 17 year old “boy”………what makes the difference? They are both teens. Maybe living in Banks makes you a “man”?

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