Full story at https://caainc.org.au/ 

 
When does childhood innocence end and criminal accountability begin? Recent changes to Victoria’s laws have raised the age of criminal responsibility to 12, but a shocking incident involving an 11-year-old armed with a knife and an imitation firearm has reignited the debate.  

Is the current system protecting children—or enabling dangerous behaviour? This article at https://caainc.org.au/ explores the consequences of these legislative shifts and asks whether we’ve gone too far in shielding young offenders from justice. 

An 11-year-old storms a classroom, injures a younger child, and a teacher and walks away without facing criminal charges. Sound alarming? It should.  

We believe reverting to the previous age limits as a guideline only and allowing the Courts to take responsibility might be the only fair solution for society and the perpetrator.