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Defined Terms 
TV News CCTV Crime Clips on YouTube - in the 
last 18 months 
	
	CCTV evidence of the welter of 
	armed hold-ups annually and the Sentence of a slap on the wrist, if 
	apprehended, highlights the need for a more frightening and cost-effective 
	Deterrent 
The 6pm News Services on the Commercial TV Channels regularly show short 
segments of armed robberies, often by gangs of teenage youths stealing mobile 
phone shops, or robbing convenience stores and petrol stations et al. 
Invariably the guilty are let off with a caution only to resume 
further robberies.  A frightening flogging would be infinitely less 
costly and a greater Deterrent to desist: 
  
Teenage Crime Spree | A Current Affair Australia: 
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	"We are starting 
to see the epidemic of teenager crime being out of control" 
	
	(Police Officer). 
	  
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	"We are doing our 
part. It is about time the courts and other government departments did theirs."
	(Police Officer).  
 
Tackling Youth Crime | A 
Current Affair 
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	"We are arresting more people now, than ever before.  
Statistics show us that." 
	(Police 
	Officer)
	  
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	"I 
	think right now we are looking for any answer that could possibly be out 
	there." (George Christensen, MP)  
 
		
		
Channel 9 - A Current Affair 
Northside: teenage gang members, their 
families and the vigilantes out to shame them  
SBS Viceland - The Feed 
Police investigate retail store robberies 
across Sydney by young gangs | 7NEWS 
QLD police describe 'unprecedented' youth 
crime wave | Nine News Australia  
 *  "Unprecedented and out of control...." (Police Officer) 
Sydney servo robbed by men with Samurai 
swords | Nine News Australia 
Teenager charged over gunpoint cigarette 
robbery at servo | Adelaide | 7NEWS 
Armed offender robs Manoora service station 
| 7NEWS 
Earlville a trouble area for crime | 7NEWS 
Police arrest five juveniles over Townsville 
robberies | 7NEWS 
Police on hunt for three armed robbers in 
Blacktown | 7NEWS 
Melbourne gun murders spark fears of 
gangland war | Nine News Australia 
Dramatic arrest of 'drunk' truckie | Nine 
News Australia 
Public safety at risk and crime rates spike 
| Nine News Australia 
Burglar gets trapped in bottle shop after 
one too many | Nine News Australia 
Thieves steal over $120, 000 in cash and 
cigarettes | Nine News Australia 
$300k in jewellery stolen in Sydney heist | 
Nine News Australia 
Melbourne woman's brave message after an 
Uber driver ordeal | 7NEWS 
Blacks Stab Attack Mitcham Man (Mobile Phone 
Theft) 
Four men arrested over the rebirthing of 
$2.5M cars in Sydney | 7NEWS 
Car thieves return to crime scene to steal 
more cars | A Current Affair Australia 
Mayhem caught on Dashcam | A Current Affair 
Australia 
Serial Scammers Busted! | A Current Affair 
How young is too young for criminal 
responsibility? | A Current Affair 
Two armed robbers on run after holding up 
Maryborough Hotel | 7NEWS 
Robbery at the Priceline Pharmacy in North 
Parramatta | 7NEWS 
Teenager charged over gunpoint cigarette 
robbery at servo | Adelaide | 7NEWS 
Lidcombe robbery at knifepoint | 7NEWS 
Terrifying moment captured of St Andrews 
armed robbery | 7NEWS 
Sydney servo robbed by men with Samurai 
swords | Nine News Australia 
There are lots of these clips of criminal activity in Australia on YouTube 
invariable published by the TV News Channels.  
The above are 'a 
mere pimple on the backside of a very large elephant'.  |