People are making up excuses for Pittsburgh teenagers who commit crime.

By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)

October 16, 2024

People are making up excuses for Pittsburgh teenagers who commit crime.

Here are two examples:

“More activities for them, instead of coming downtown wreaking havoc,” said Payne.

“There’s nowhere near as much things for these kids to do recreationally. If they turn one of these into a YMCA center or something down here for the kids, I guarantee you there’d be more for them to do,” said Banks.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/11-investigates-exclusive-teens-causing-211541770.html

These excuses are ridiculous. Most teenagers somehow manage to avoid committing crime because their parents raised them properly. The idea that teenagers commit crimes because there aren’t enough government-run babysitting services is ridiculous. These are not toddlers. They are teenagers. They shouldn’t need babysitters. When I was teenager, I was a babysitter – I did not need a babysitter.

The article goes on to say that these same teenage criminals have been committing crimes for months, but they’ve never had to face any consequences. By not punishing these teenage serial criminals, the government is sending the message that their criminal behavior is acceptable and that it will be tolerated. This is the exact opposite of the message that they should be sending.