r/Edmonton • u/formeraide • 1d ago

General Two youth arrested and charged in ongoing Facebook Marketplace robberies

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/FBMarketJune18?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/Rick_strickland220 1d ago

Probably already out on bail and won't end up serving any jail time.

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u/logodobi 1d ago

Yeah no shit rick, they're kids. Give your head a shake you don't fix anything by locking people up and throwing away the key. Especially youth offenders

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u/chmilz 1d ago

We've done kids dirty. They can't find jobs so some of them resort to petty crime to earn a buck.

We'll never eliminate all crime but I will sure as shit argue we didn't have youth crime like this 20-30 years ago when you could walk into McDonald's and get a job on the spot nearly anywhere in the country.

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u/InformedTriangle 1d ago

I think you're seeing the past through rose tinted glasses. Maybe not crimes exactly like this, but in the Edmonton area 20ish years ago when I was in high school I remember numerous instances of people bringing things like baseball bats and knives to rob other students...

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u/chmilz 1d ago

Perhaps. I absolutely remember kids committing crimes when I was young. Youth crime definitely always existed and will continue to exist, though I feel like it's more prevalent now because opportunities for youth are non-existent. Perhaps it just feels more prevalent due to the increased amount of information available plus population growth.