A great community effort 👍

[woodland]

We’ve had a lot of problems and have busted quite a few thieves with the neighbors in the past few years. They end up being a “mixed” bag of trash although most of the stolen vehicles do end up on the reserve just north of us.

A cousin of my wife’s used to steal cars for $hits and giggles as a teenager till he got busted. Obviously something good happened out of that as he’s now married with two kids and as nice of person you could meet.

Sooner or later YOU need to accept responsibility for YOUR actions.

[chuckChuck]

The best thing to do is to lock up teenagers up for 10 -20 years with lots of other angry misbehavers, addicts and repeat criminals. Make sure they do some hard time and maybe a little solitary so that when they come out they have all the skills and attitude to be happy and successful after they missed the last 20 years of their life.

[Kevinglyfos]

The best thing to do is to lock up teenagers up for 10 -20 years with lots of other angry misbehavers, addicts and repeat criminals. Make sure they do some hard time and maybe a little solitary so that when they come out they have all the skills and attitude to be happy and successful after they missed the last 20 years of their life.

I think the best thing to do is lock u up with about 10 of them for about a year so u can teach them all the rite ways in life !! And bag of marbles I case u get bored😃😃

[furrowtickler]

The best thing to do is to lock up teenagers up for 10 -20 years with lots of other angry misbehavers, addicts and repeat criminals. Make sure they do some hard time and maybe a little solitary so that when they come out they have all the skills and attitude to be happy and successful after they missed the last 20 years of their life.

That’s a bad attitude you got there chuck.
That’s kinda harsh no ? Lol
The point is the got caught , they most likely won’t get much or just a slap on the hand .... you know that so don’t be an ass.

[Rareearth]

Honestly, what’s wrong with voluntary sign ups for work camps in the prison system. They used to do lots of community service activities. Actual rehab, 8 hour work days, show teach that a job isn’t that bad and actually good emotionally. I’m not talking slave labour either, teaching, training etc

[furrowtickler]

Neighbors just had their one ton service truck stolen from their shed last night.
Fukers going after yards right now as everyone in fields .
Maybe the thieves should get medals 🏅 or participation ribbons instead . Make them feel more worthwhile and special eh chuck ?
No easy answer but the victims suffer way way more than the criminals nowadays.

[furrowtickler]

I know back when I was younger there would be a large group that would cut firewood and clean campgrounds at provincial parks . But they stopped that because it was demeaning to the poor little criminals.......
now they get satellite TV, exercise rooms,fun group activities..... it’s the easy button society now even for young offenders.

[chuckChuck]

If you grow up in poverty and poor social conditions with few opportunities for getting ahead you have a good chance of remaining in that situation for the rest of your life. There are exceptions of course. But children have no control over who their parents are, where they live and go to school. Many first nation communities don't measure up to the the living and community standards we are accustomed to and don't have clean water,good housing, and good schools and enough well paying jobs. We created the situation they find themselves in when the Indian Act was passed in 1876. Much has changed since then but here is an example of how the deck was stacked against first nations:

Restriction on access to the courts

A 1927 amendment (Section 141) forbid any first nation or band from retaining a lawyer for the purpose of making a claim against Canada, and further forbid them from raising money to retain a lawyer, on punishment of imprisonment.[18][19]

[furrowtickler]

“We” never created any situation.
That was done long before any of us our our parents were even born

[furrowtickler]

Same with the residential school excuse for all actions , that has nothing to do with me or my family .... if anyone should be responsible it is the church .... not today’s tax payers

[furrowtickler]

The Vatican has lots of money to pay for their past wrongs . It in no way ever fall onto today’s tax payers that had zero to do with any of those issues.
That’s my take , like it or don’t , but it is certainly not my financial responsibility for any of their issues , ever .

[blackpowder]

Easy subject to talk about endlessly, but impossible to do anything about.
The power of culture etc.
No fix will ever happen.
We've made them sovereign. The money will have to run out for all of us first.
Deed them their land and be done.

If only Newfoundlanders had done that, they would never have had to migrate to survive lol..