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Show # 1044 Page 66 And this is a great genuine fear, whether it is a fear that has any basis in reality sufficient to justify the fear is is another question, but the fear is real and people are - are wanting to act upon this fear. So if you look around the - right now for example, look around the country, you'll find that the number of legislatures this year, there have been introduced some rather repressive provisions. For example, to knock the juvenile age down a year or two. So that any kid who's over fifteen who gets himself in a scrape is going to be dealt with as an adult, and prosecute him in adult court. That will teach him a lesson. Or if a child is charged with a serious criminal act of any kind which would amount to a felony, don't deal with him in the juvenile court, it's too serious a matter, send him over and let me prosecute him in the criminal - even if he's over fourteen. Ah - things of this sort. The idea is that the public is, is to some extent, is to its end. Fear is there - people don't want to do, see, this - this repressive feeling. At the same time, you know, we're in a position in which we've got the door open with regard to how we're going to deal with juveniles. We've got to move forward. Yes, question? X; Well, I agree with you one- hundred percent, but I want to return to what can you do for us |
