Pauline Hanson says repeat youth offenders should be sent to bush camps

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has claimed kids who’ve been in trouble with the law need to be sent out bush to learn a lesson instead of being locked up in bail houses in a bid to crack down on the growing youth crime rates.

The politician claimed it’s the perfect solution to the teenage crime crisis and suggested a three-step plan, including setting mandatory curfews for repeat youth offenders, fines for their parents and a bush camp to enforce discipline.

Speaking to Nine News about her concerns, Hanson said youth crime is “out of control” and action needs to be taken to ensure Australians feel safe on the streets.

“These kids, I believe there should be a curfew, so if they’re found on the streets, I’m talking kids around about 12,11,10, these children under a certain age, 15 years of age, if they’re found out on the streets, they should be picked up by the police, taken to the police station,” she explained.

“Parents much come down to the police station and pick them up and they must be given a warning if their kids are out on the streets and they don’t have a legitimate reason.”

The 65-year-old continued: “We have given the kids their rights and they know their rights, they know that they can do whatever they want to, they can walk away, parents can’t deal with them, teachers can’t deal with them, that’s why we’ve got the escalating problems that we have in our school classrooms because the kids think they have their rights.”

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Hanson said bail houses should no longer be used to teach juvenile criminals a lesson and bush camps are a much more appropriate way to get them back on the right track.

“Isolated communities, working on properties where they won’t be able to walk to the corner shop, they won’t have contact with their parents, they will be disciplined, that’s the word that needs to be done,” she added.

“These kids need discipline and authority in their lives. You are the child, we are in charge here.”

Her idea was met with much support from fellow Aussies who praised the politician for her plan to create change.

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Taking to social media to voice their opinion, one person wrote on Twitter: “Fantastic! Pauline has been a pioneer in innovating and helpful policies for over 20 years now.”

While another agreed with Hanson adding: “The solution lies in sending them bush to do programs like @BacktrackDoc and learn self respect first… then respect for others.”

However, not everyone is onboard with the plan, with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk claiming youth crime is a “complex issue” that the implementation of curfews won’t solve.

Speaking to Nine News she said: “We actually have a judicial system that does the sentencing.”

What do you think of Pauline Hanson’s idea? Do you think it would work or is there another way to tackle youth crime?