People and Politics | The Fight Against Violence: Making It Easier to Punish Juvenile Offenders

Violent young offenders often live in a parallel universe. They attack, threaten and extort without remorse. All that matters is the law of the street - which only respects the strong. That's why weapons are all part of the game. In some areas of Berlin, offenders predominantly come from immigrant backgronds. They account for some 70 percent of repeat offenders, according to police figures.
One local flashpoint is the neighborhood of Neukölln. And it's here that the dedicated judge Kirsten Heisig has launched a new project. It includes a fast-track sentencing process and making parents take responsibility for their offspring.

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[charlessmyth]

This situation has developed over time due to an out of sight out of mind attitude for fear of antagonising immigrants, who then become marginalized by their actions. The fundamental problem is with their determination to prefer jus sanguinis to jus soli, gain from German social services, and intimidate German authorities into giving more, to avoid confrontation. Heartfelt pleas from officialdom to parents who were once miscreants, in many cases, will fail. Immigrants have a choice to make.

[kpanther8u]

They Need a gold old fashioned BEAT DOWN!

[charlessmyth]

Although the social services system has progressively moved from being a safety-net to becoming a keep-net in many Germans' opinion, it can hardly be argued that immigrants benefit much from a reliance on social services, since to demand more of social services progressively causes prices to rise and the discontent to rise. This makes social services intrinsically hard, by default. If that was understanding was properly propagated by politicians, the problem would be more easily confronted.

[antoshahorosha]

I don't understand why emigrate to Germany, and bring up violet children? This will definitely make native Germans angry, and paying for immigrants under welfare? Social systems are not hard enough, or efficient at tackling these problems it seems.