Two boys, not men, were responsible for the home invasion murder of Emma Lovell at North Lakes.
It spells it out loud and clear that the state's youth justice system is not just broken, it's in tatters. It is falling apart at the seams, and has been for many years.
Police are peeved off, they are frustrated, they are fed up to the back tooth, because they are doing their job, only for it to be all in vain all too often.
They are succeeding in apprehending juvenile offenders and making them accountable for their crimes and actions in a court of law.
Only to have errant and lenient magistrates and judges continue to dish out manifestly inadequate sentences to them, which consequently means that most juvenile offenders in Queensland are still not actually doing any time in jail.
Bail should be regarded as a privilege, not something that is offered to every juvenile offender.
It has emerged that one of the "boys" who murdered Emma Lovell was out on bail. Big question is - what was his crime before this shocking one?
Was he in jail already or was he out on bail pending sentencing for whatever crime he committed?
The general public has a right to know. It also has a right to know what the Palaszczuk government, led by justice minister Shannon Fentiman, is finally going to do, to crack down hard on juvenile offenders by forcing magistrates and judges, through legislation, to stop going soft on them, and end the perpetuality of youth crime.
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