Make them work.
I applaud President Trump for seizing control of the D.C. police department following a vicious attack on a former DOGE employee by violent teens. It’s clear that teen crime is out of control; 63% of all arrests for carjackings in 2024 in D.C. involved juveniles.
The problem extends far beyond D.C. Today, we have young people engaging not only in violent carjackings, but also smash and grabs, robberies, street takeovers, and in tragic cases, murder. Juvenile crime is on the rise all over the U.S.
While Trump’s plan is admirable, it’s putting a Band-Aid on the issue. It’s time for America to stop being reactive when it comes to crime and be proactive instead, which means we need to get to the root of the juvenile crime problem.
Human beings were created to work and be productive. When we work hard and accomplish a goal, we have a higher self-esteem.
A young person who sweats to make $100 will feel much better than if he stole $200 worth of merchandise or carjacked someone. Teens who are occupied with work do not join gangs, steal, nor beat up people.
When it comes to young people, they are turning to a life of crime because they are bored and not accomplishing anything through the work of their hands.
Committing crimes may give them an adrenaline rush for the moment, ultimately, it will result in them having a negative self-image. This will only lead them to keep committing more crimes.
I grew up in utter poverty in Brooklyn, New York. I could have easily fallen in with a bad crowd and turned to a life of crime.
Instead, as a 10-year-old boy, I began delivering groceries to make money. Once I turned 14, my parents never paid my bills. I paid for my socks, my sneakers… everything. While it was tough at first, in the end, I was proud to be able to contribute to my family’s budget and give back. It set me up for success for life, as I never took anything for granted. And, I had high self-esteem to boot. --->READ MORE HERE
The pair of teenagers charged in an attempted carjacking that left a former DOGE staffer bloodied were released from a youth holding facility and into the custody of their caretakers on a strict curfew.
The 15-year-old boy and girl from Maryland were arrested by police after an attempted unarmed carjacking in Washington, DC, that DOGE whiz Edward Coristine, better known as “Big Balls,” tried to stop before he was beaten to a pulp on Aug. 3.
President Trump cited the assault on Coristine before his crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital, complete with a takeover of the city’s police and activation of the National Guard — which many Republican-led states have bolstered by sending their own troops.
The teens were both held at the Youth Services Center until their hearing Thursday, where Judge Kendra Briggs, appointed by President Joe Biden, decided to release them — for now.
The girl will be sent to a youth shelter house and the boy will be released into his mother’s care on the caveat that they both adhere to a 24-hour curfew, electronic monitoring and refrain from contacting one another, among other restrictions.
“The fact that this court is stepping you down from Youth Services Center is a serious step,” Briggs told the teenagers, as reported by the Washington Post.
They should only be moving between “school and home, that’s it,” Briggs said. If they are involved in any violence after their release, Briggs promised to schedule an emergency hearing to reconsider her decision. --->READ MORE HERE
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