Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson says the CBD has become such a “scary” place and the government is considering calling up the Australian Defence Force to help control the youth crime spree.
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Does that include immunity from prosecution for hard takedowns and baton work . Or merely a show of numbers ready to fight them ?
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Maybe if the state government supported police instead of prosecuting, or is that persecuting, them for defending their own lives on the job.
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They can call up the entire Police Force, and the Army, but unless they fix the underlying problem, it will continue festering.
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Population about 25k and you need the ADF to get a few kids under control. Seriously...
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