I agree with you, yes, but I also want to suggest to you or state to you that the concept of deterrence and denunciation should not be overlooked and should not be underestimated. The school children we've talked to...there are several instances in my own community where a young boy has been beaten almost to death, and the individual who committed that particular act was arrested, brought before a JP, and was brought back into the same school wearing a bigger badge of courage than he had the day before he beat that young man.
The fact that there is no consequence, or no perceived consequence, for individuals who are young offenders is, I believe, a huge factor in perpetuating this type of violence in our community.