Teenage Criminals

     Our City has a serious teen crime problem,

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but Public Defender  Howard Finklestein and Representative Perry Thurston think we are being too hard on the young-uns !

                                                           

     Now for total transparency, when I was 15, I was caught outside the school’s teen club drinking a beer (with the Police Chief’s daughter none the less!)

     Let’s just say that Dad and I had a serious talk when he brought me home!

               
                    delinquent Tim

     But let’s fast forward to today and compare yesterday’s teen mischief to the teen criminal  in Fort Lauderdale  today !

 

                        unnamed 16 year- old teen
     ……..   Battery  …7/20/2010
     ……..   Strong Armed Robbery  ….   7/29/10
     ……..   Grand Theft    …..  7/29/10
     …….    Strong Armed Robbery …..   10/25 10
    ……..    Burglary 6/26 11
    …….     Armed Burglary …..  11/29/11
    …….     Sale of Cocaine  …….  6/21/12
    …….     Violation of conditional release ….. 10/5/13
    …….     Sale of Cocaine 10/10/13
                   
( juvenile is out on conditional release)

        
            
         
                            unnamed 16 year-old teen
     …….   Burglary …..   6/14/13
    …….   Burglary Vehicle …. 8/3/13
    …….   Burglary ….. 9/18/13
   ……..    Burglary ….. 9/25/13
   ……..    Vandalism to church ….  11/6/13
   ……..    Beat up his teacher  ….   11/22/13

          No Howard and Perry, we are not being too tough on the young-uns!