Tough love to curb crime

YOU have to be cruel to be kind.

This is my sentiment when it comes to juvenile crime. Sure, we have to be security conscious, but in a decent society one shouldn’t have to hide their keys.

When the culprits are caught, don’t give them suspended sentences, but give them at least one-year detention in a boot camp, where they are under strict discipline teaching them respect and responsibility. I would give a jail term to their parents to teach them responsible caring for their children.

I also would make them pay for the damage their children caused, even if that means selling any luxury items like mobile phones, TVs and sound equipment. Albert Riester, Atherton 1528: Pope Clement VII establishes commission to determine validity of King Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon in England. 1910: The Australian Labor Party wins federal election and Andrew Fisher becomes prime minister. 1919: British troops in India shoot 380

Ghandi followers in Amritsar massacre. 1935: London-to-Australia airline service is introduced by Imperial Airways and Qantas. 1964: Sidney Poitier becomes the first black man to win the best-actor Oscar, for his role in Lilies Of The Field. 1969: Last tram service in Brisbane

closes. 1997: US golfer Tiger Woods (above) becomes the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first player of African-American heritage to claim a major golf title.